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Autocar Professional - Latest ArticlesenAutocar ProfessionalLynk&Co 03 Cyan Concept is fastest four-door at Nurburgring<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/266e12c2-c76d-4c0c-9d4d-6b384af04930.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>World Touring Car team Cyan Racing claims to have broken the front-wheel-drive and four-door lap records at the Nurburgring with its Lynk&amp;Co 03 Cyan Concept.</strong></p>
<p>A lap time of 7min 20.143sec marks a three-second improvement over Jaguar&rsquo;s limited-run XE SV Project 8, which broke its own four-door record just last month. However, that car was in full production guise, while Cyan&rsquo;s model remains a &ldquo;mass production-based&rdquo; concept for now.</p>
<p>The previous fastest front-wheel-drive record was held by the Renault Mégane RS Trophy R, which set a time of 7min 40.1sec ahead of its launch earlier this year.</p>
<p>The 03 Cyan Concept is a road-legal reworking of Geely-owned Lynk&amp;Co&rsquo;s World Touring Car (WTCR) racer, and is being tested as part of a development programme for what the company calls &ldquo;an extended performance offer&rdquo;.</p>
<p>The record-setting car was powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 521bhp and 372lb ft, but it is not clear if this powertrain will reach any kind of production beyond racing.</p>
<p>The 03 Cyan Concept is claimed to accelerate from 0-62mph in 4.4sec and on to a top speed of 193mph. Its claimed average speed around the circuit was 106mph.</p>
<p>Like the touring car on which it is based, it features a prominent front splitter, wide wheel arches, carbonfibre side skirts and a large rear wing.</p>
<p>At the wheel for the record-breaking run was WTCR driver Thed Bjork, who said: &ldquo;The record that we achieved here is something I rank on the same level as my racing titles and a highlight in my part of transitioning development from race to road cars.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Lynk&amp;Co revealed the standard 03 last year as a China-focused four-door saloon that sits atop Volvo&rsquo;s CMA platform and offers a choice of conventional and electrified petrol powertrains.</p>
<p>Henrik Fries, Cyan Racing&rsquo;s head of automotive R&amp;D, said: &ldquo;While our main purpose for the many laps on the Nurburgring Nordschleife is development, the records that we broke are a true testament to the potential and capabilities of the Lynk&amp;Co platform, as well as our engineering philosophy from more than two decades of motorsport and road car performance.&rdquo;</p>
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<![CDATA[Lynk&Co’s road-legal version of World Touring Car racer beats Jaguar XE SV Project 8 – albeit in concept guise]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/266e12c2-c76d-4c0c-9d4d-6b384af04930.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/266e12c2-c76d-4c0c-9d4d-6b384af04930.jpg&h=485&w=73543901https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lynk&co-03-cyan-concept-is-fastest-fourdoor-at-nurburgring-43901
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lynk&co-03-cyan-concept-is-fastest-fourdoor-at-nurburgring-43901Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:16:00UK car ownership “not compatible” with emissions targets<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e490af1-94c3-4b0f-a39d-fc103cec511b.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Private car ownership needs to end and vehicle use should be cut if the UK is to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050, a committee of MPs has claimed.</strong></p>
<p>A scathing report by the cross-party Science and Technology Select Committee claims the Government &ldquo;should not aim to achieve emissions reductions simply be replacing existing vehicles with lower-emissions versions&rdquo;.</p>
<p>The report highlights the fact that the process of manufacturing alternative fuel vehicles, such as EVs, still produces &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; emissions. It casts uncertainty on the future of personal transport and owning your own car, saying: &ldquo;In the long term, widespread personal vehicle ownership does not appear to be compatible with significant decarbonisation.&quot;</p>
<p>Despite this, the committee says that, for the time being, the Government should increase efforts to incentivise take-up of cars producing zero local emissions. It points out that the plug-in car grant was cut for EVs and removed entirely for plug-in hybrids, yet fuel duty has been frozen for nine years.</p>
<p>Further points made include a need for the Government to co-operate with landowners to increase installations of EV charging points, particularly in shared facilities such as apartments.</p>
<p>Once again, the plan to ban the sale of all conventional petrol and diesel cars by 2040 (and 2032 in Scotland) was criticised for not coming soon enough. &ldquo;The UK is not even on course to meet its existing legal binding targets for 2023 and 2032,&rdquo; it said.</p>
<p>It called for ultra-low-emissions vehicles to account for around 60 percent&nbsp;of new car sales by 2030, with &quot;the possibility&quot; of raising that to 100 percent&nbsp;by 2035.</p>
<![CDATA[Government science and technology committee claims even EVs won't help to achieve targets and calls for petrol and diesel ban to be brought forward]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e490af1-94c3-4b0f-a39d-fc103cec511b.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e490af1-94c3-4b0f-a39d-fc103cec511b.jpg&h=485&w=73543893https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/uk-car-ownership-“not-compatible”-with-emissions-targets-43893
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/uk-car-ownership-“not-compatible”-with-emissions-targets-43893Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:15:00Fraunhofer and partners accelerate development of FRP components<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0dc8a44b-25dd-4789-8372-6caa5a287af5.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Fiber-reinforced plastics are the basis for many applications in state-of-the-art lightweight design, and they offer numerous advantages. One major obstacle for smaller companies, however, is the requisite know-how concerning the ideal fibre and textile arrangement. In collaboration with the Institut fur Textiltechnik (ITA) and the Assoc. Institute for Management Cybernetics (IfU) in Aachen, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM has now developed a mathematical simulation method for optimising the drapability (deformability) of textiles.</strong></p>
<p>The demand for lightweight design is steadily rising in vehicle body, aircraft and building construction. After all, it accommodates a wide array of applications while keeping material consumption to a minimum. The institute says fibre-reinforced plastics are a prime example of a solution that typifies these advantages - they are lightweight and mouldable, yet also robust. In addition, new manufacturing techniques and fibrous materials are being developed &ndash; also by Fraunhofer Institutes, among others &ndash; that lower manufacturing energy consumption.</p>
<p>&ldquo;But there are countless ways to arrange the textile fibres in plastic components. Which fibres lie how close together and in what orientation to one another, and how are they interconnected? Every combination of these parameters has a major impact on the component&rsquo;s drapability, visual appearance and stability,&rdquo; said Dr. Julia Orlik, project manager at Fraunhofer ITWM. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s currently common for development departments to approximate the fibre structure for every particular component based on their experience, then produce successive batches of sample parts until they achieve the best result.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Because of this, development accounts for one-third of total component costs and product manufacturing for two-thirds. Smaller companies often shy away from this high development effort in terms of personnel, time and materials.</p>
<p><strong>Avoiding high costs and reducing efforts</strong><br />
Researchers at Fraunhofer ITWM in Kaiserslautern asked themselves: if the properties of the component design depend on the stated parameters, then is the reverse approach possible? Can the properties be calculated from the parameters? A realistic simulation could thus reduce the required development effort and consumption of resources.</p>
<p>This is the goal of the OptiDrape project, a collaboration between Fraunhofer ITWM, RWTH Aachen&rsquo;s Institut fur Textiltechnik (ITA) and the Assoc. Institute for Management Cybernetics (IfU), also based in Aachen. ITA first analysed different fibres and textiles and determined their tensile, shear and bending properties and their critical shear angle &ndash; the structure-dependent angle up to which different fibre strands can be moved relative to each other before defects arise.</p>
<p>Fraunhofer ITWM with its wealth of experience in the mathematical simulation of textile structures at its disposal, used self-developed software that, based on an extensive mathematical analysis, virtually simulated the properties in parallel. Using the ITA&rsquo;s findings, the calculated results could now be validated.</p>
<p><strong>Simulating to reduce development time and cost</strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;The results speak for themselves: TexMath &ndash; the textile software we developed &ndash; calculates the characterising properties, and does so in the same tolerance range as physical test methods. Both arrive at a variance of around 5 percent, which means that the critical shear angle can also be calculated in advance, accurate to within 2 to 3 degrees,&rdquo; said Stephan Wackerle, a scientist at Fraunhofer ITWM.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The new OptiDrape software builds on this and uses machine learning to find the best textile for each draping application; if desired, it will also optimize the component geometry.&rdquo; added Wackerle.</p>
<p>The simulation enables companies to continuously vary all design parameters and thus craft the optimal textile layout and design for any application and specification, effectively minimising the need for experimental test results and saving time, effort and expense.</p>
<p>The project is supported by a committee made up of automotive and aircraft industry suppliers and software manufacturers. Thanks to their input, Fraunhofer ITWM has already compiled suitable catalogues of draping options for construction companies and vehicle body manufacturers. Above all, OptiDrape will soon let even SMEs benefit from the advantages of fibre-reinforced plastics.</p>
<![CDATA[The simulation enables companies to continuously vary all design parameters and thus craft the optimal textile layout and design for any application and specification.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0dc8a44b-25dd-4789-8372-6caa5a287af5.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0dc8a44b-25dd-4789-8372-6caa5a287af5.jpg&h=485&w=73543727https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fraunhofer-and-partners-accelerate-development-of-frp-components-43727
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fraunhofer-and-partners-accelerate-development-of-frp-components-43727Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:31:00Toyota commits $600m in new JV with China's DiDi<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f67f7d7e-9e58-4ee6-b46f-aa6473711220.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Toyota Motor Corporation today announces that it has concluded an agreement with China-based Didi Chuxing (DiDi) to expand collaboration in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the country. Under the collaboration, Toyota will invest $600 million (Rs 4,140 crore) in DiDi and a joint venture, which the two companies will establish with GAC Toyota Motor Co (GTMC) for vehicle-related services for ride-hailing drivers.</strong></p>
<p>The partners had earlier announced collaboration on <a href="https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-unveils-palette-concept-vehicle-mobility-ecosystem-27733"><span style="color:#0000FF;">e-Palette in January 2018, and launched vehicle-related services, including a vehicle leasing service and various services for DiDi ride-hailing drivers</span></a><span style="color:#0000FF;"> </span>at a Toyota dealer in May 2018. Those cars are equipped with Toyota&#39;s in-vehicle device, TransLog, leveraging intelligent analysis capabilities of Toyota&#39;s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to provide quality automobile maintenance support and safe driving guidance to ride-hailing drivers.</p>
<p>Under the new agreement, Toyota and DiDi plan to shift to full-scale implementation of services that they have been developing in China. By creating more-efficient and high-quality ride-hailing businesses, the two companies will provide mobility service solutions that contribute to the Chinese society.</p>
<p>The collaboration will allow Toyota and DiDi to expand the various connected services provided by MSPF in its value chain including vehicle management, maintenance, insurance, and financing for customers and drivers to realize the high potential of the MaaS market in China. Toyota also aims to introduce and promote the widespread use of battery electrified vehicles (BEVs) suitable for future mobility services in China.</p>
<p>Shigeki Tomoyama, Toyota executive vice-president responsible for the connected area, said, &quot;I am delighted that we are strengthening our collaboration, which utilises Toyota&#39;s connected technologies and next-generation BEVs, with DiDi, China&#39;s mobility service market leader. Looking ahead, we will work with DiDi to develop services that are more attractive, safe, and secure for our customers in China.&quot;</p>
<p>Stephen Zhu, senior vice-president, DiDi said, &quot;DiDi is committed to help our cities achieve new energy and smart transportation goals with partners from home and abroad. We look forward to combining DiDi&#39;s expertise in AI-based large-scale mobility operations and Toyota&#39;s leading connected vehicle technology to build a next-generation intelligent transportation framework for sustainable cities.&quot;</p>
<p>Going forward, the partners will contribute to the creation of a mobility society that delivers comfort and benefits to the people in China by leveraging the know-how, services, and technologies of each other.</p>
<![CDATA[The two companies will establish with GAC Toyota Motor Co (GTMC) for vehicle-related services for ride-hailing drivers.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f67f7d7e-9e58-4ee6-b46f-aa6473711220.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f67f7d7e-9e58-4ee6-b46f-aa6473711220.jpg&h=485&w=73543644https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-commits-$600m-in-new-jv-with-china-didi-43644
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-commits-$600m-in-new-jv-with-china-didi-43644Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:32:00Jaguar Land Rover boss: settling Brexit will be good for us<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2152a200-96ab-498d-9fdf-909b5a5cc1d6.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Settling Brexit could be positive for UK sales for&nbsp;Jaguar&nbsp;and&nbsp;Land Rover&nbsp;in Britain, according to Rawdon Glover, the firm&rsquo;s UK managing director.</strong></p>
<p>Despite a difficult sales year for the brands, both have shown upswings - driven in part&nbsp;by new model launches&nbsp;- in the UK despite economic uncertainty prompted by the ongoing Brexit negotiations.</p>
<p>That prompted Glover to say: &ldquo;There is so much uncertainty and all the indicators suggest consumer confidence is down, so there is reasonable cause to look to those concerns as a reason for depressing the car market.</p>
<p>&ldquo;So, thinking positively, you could say that any resolution to the Brexit impasse could help us emerge into a more favourable mindset, possibly even with pricing advantages for anyone building their cars in Britain.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a one-sided view, but my job is to sell Jaguars and Land Rovers in the UK, and I can look therefore at potential upsides to us emerging from Brexit, hopefully with a clear vision for the future that gives people confidence.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Jaguar Land Rover&rsquo;s overall CEO, Ralf Speth, has repeatedly warned of the damage a No-Deal Brexit could cause if cars made in the UK but exported to Europe carry a tariff, or if parts required to build cars in the UK are required to undergo border checks. He has estimated the potential cost to the firm to be up to &pound;60 million (Rs 524 crore)&nbsp;per day.</p>
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<![CDATA[JLR's UK Managing Director says settling Brexit in any way should have financial advantages for the firm.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2152a200-96ab-498d-9fdf-909b5a5cc1d6.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2152a200-96ab-498d-9fdf-909b5a5cc1d6.jpg&h=485&w=73543392https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/jaguar-land-rover-boss-settling-brexit-will-be-good-for-us-43392
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/jaguar-land-rover-boss-settling-brexit-will-be-good-for-us-43392Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:18:00National University of Singapore trials autonomous shuttle<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a2e3fae1-bd8f-4a98-81b8-10af659ad30a.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The National University of Singapore (NUS), which is said to be the first autonomous research university and the oldest higher education institute in Singapore, has began trials for fully autonomous shuttle at its Kent Ridge Campus. </strong></p>
<p>The shuttle will be operated by Singapore-headquartered multi-national land transport company ComfortDelGro&#39;s wholly-owned subsidiary, ComfortDelGro Bus. The company will deploy EasyMile EZ10 autonomous bus shuttle, known as NUSmart Shuttle, which will first embark on a 1.5 month-long road test at NUS&rsquo; Kent Ridge Campus before commencing the trial proper. This trial is in line with NUS&rsquo; ongoing efforts to build a smart, safe and sustainable campus.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The road test, which begin on May 25, 2019, will see the NUSmart Shuttle operating on a 1.6 km route between Heng Mui Keng Terrace and Business Link within the NUS campus. The institute says the aim of the road test is to &#39;map&#39; the route through the collection of data for the vehicle&rsquo;s navigation systems. To ensure the mapping is done accurately, the shuttle will be travelling at between 5kph and 16kph during this period.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Once the mapping process is completed, the NUSmart Shuttle will run a validation test for three hours daily over a four-week period. During this time, the shuttle will not be taking passengers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Following the road test, the NUSmart Shuttle is expected to commence the passenger service trial in the third quarter of the year. The project is imported and funded by Inchcape Singapore a multi brand vertically-integrated business model, distributor and retailer of automotive brands, it will be the first autonomous shuttle bus that is being run by a land transport operator in real mixed traffic conditions, alongside regular buses, cars and motorcycles. NUS, says Inchcape Singapore is a strong supporter towards the adoption of technologies, and also provides technical expertise on vehicle type approval.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Based on EasyMile&rsquo;s robust autonomous technology, the NUSmart Shuttle is fully electric and can carry up to 12 people. The driverless shuttle will follow a predefined route and is equipped with a full range of sensors to detect and avoid potential obstacles. It relies on its own internal array of software and hardware technologies for its navigation on the roads, without any assistance of external infrastructure. Benefitting from the latest developments in robotics and AI, it is today the most deployed autonomous shuttle in the world with over 230 sites in more than 26 countries.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The NUSmart Shuttle is a driverless vehicle although it will have a &#39;Safety Operator&#39; on board for safety reasons. The safety operator will be on hand to provide information to passengers and ensure safe operation of the vehicle.</p>
<p>In addition to the the NUS trial, the ComfortDelGro Group, through its subsidiary, SBS Transit, is also participating in two ongoing trials &ndash; in Sentosa and Jurong Island &ndash; where it is assisting in data collection, operations modelling and development.</p>
<![CDATA[The fully autonomous shuttle is being trialled as part of a year-long study aimed at gauging the commercial viability of such a service.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a2e3fae1-bd8f-4a98-81b8-10af659ad30a.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a2e3fae1-bd8f-4a98-81b8-10af659ad30a.jpg&h=485&w=73543111https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/national-university-of-singapore-trials-autonomous-shuttle-43111
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/national-university-of-singapore-trials-autonomous-shuttle-43111Mon, 27 May 2019 12:52:00ZF to acquire software specialist for occupant recognition<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/064bbc7e-3ae9-4759-ae6e-a185dcd52073.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1, ZF plans to expand its product offering and has announced that it will acquire 90&nbsp;percent of the shares in Simi Reality Motion Systems (SRMS). The company and its 35 employees have decades of experience in image-based 3D systems for the recording and analysis of human movement. ZF says this knowledge is highly valuable in the development of systems for occupant recognition, which will become a fundamental element for integrated safety in autonomous driving.</strong></p>
<p>The German major says the development of new interior concepts for highly automated or autonomous driving include the potential for new seating positions as the driver can hand over responsibility for driving to the vehicle, either in part or in full. It says to relax during the journey, for example, in future vehicles, the occupant could move their seat back or tilt the seat further than in current vehicle configurations allow. For occupant protection in these non-conventional seating positions, vehicle systems need to be aware of the size, location and position of the occupant.</p>
<p>Norber Kagerer, head of Integrated Safety at ZF, said: &ldquo;One key to the occupant safety of tomorrow is highly efficient systems for occupant recognition. This is precisely the area in which we would like to become stronger through our investment in Simi Reality Motion Systems, with a view to offering integrated safety systems from a single source.&rdquo;</p>
<p>ZF says the investment in SRMS will expand the competence it already has in occupant safety systems such as seat&nbsp;belts, airbags and steering wheels. Together with sensor systems for environment and interior recognition and the corresponding software, ZF aims to be the most broadly based supplier in the market for automotive safety technology.</p>
<p>Andreas Rub, founder and MD, Simi Reality Motion Systems, said: &ldquo;In the last few decades we have made a name for ourselves as a supplier of first-class image-based 3D software for human movement and behavior analysis. Our current expertise is based on the experience we have gathered in areas such as high-performance sports and medicine. This investment by ZF will now enable us to contribute this knowledge more effectively in the automotive industry, and to benefit much more rapidly from growth opportunities.&rdquo;</p>
<p>After the acquisition, Andreas Rub will be passing on responsibility for the company to his two sons Philipp and Pascal.</p>
<p>Simi Reality Motion Systems was established in Unterschleibheim near Munich in 1992 and currently has around 35 employees, the majority of whom are involved in software development. Simi currently has more than 1,000 systems installed in the market worldwide.</p>
<![CDATA[The company plans to acquire Simi Reality Motion Systems, the software specialist for image-based 3D systems for recording and analysis of human movement.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/064bbc7e-3ae9-4759-ae6e-a185dcd52073.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/064bbc7e-3ae9-4759-ae6e-a185dcd52073.jpg&h=485&w=73542978https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-to-acquire-software-specialist-for-occupant-recognition-42978
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-to-acquire-software-specialist-for-occupant-recognition-42978Mon, 13 May 2019 14:44:00Lanxess launches new lubricant additive for cars and high-performance engine oils<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/785c19e5-f47e-4ce3-8007-2c70c76edaea.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German specialty chemicals company Lanxess launched an organic lubricant additive for passenger car and high-performance engine oils, the &#39;Additin RC 3502&#39;, which it says has been specifically developed to reduce friction and deliver sustained performance and anti-wear protection. The friction modifier is non-corrosive, compatible with all synthetic and mineral engine oils and has zero SAPS (sulfated ash, phosphorous, sulfur).</strong></p>
<p>The company&#39;s Additives business unit (ADD) has a broad portfolio of lubricant products for different applications and industries, which includes base oils, lubricant additives, additive packages and formulated lubricants that it says helps clients meet increasingly stringent, legally prescribed standards for emissions and fuel efficiency. The automotive industry is currently focusing particularly closely on the latter, and the new friction modifier from Lanxess caters to this development, since an effective engine lubricant plays an important role in fuel efficiency.</p>
<p>Dr Frank DeBlase, application technology manager in the Lubricant Additives business line of ADD, said: &ldquo;The new Additin RC 3502 is a durable organic friction modifier developed for today&rsquo;s extended drain, high mileage applications, typically up to 20,000 miles, with exceptional solubility in the full range of commercially available passenger car and high-performance engine oils."</p>
<p>In addition, the company says Additin RC 3502 provides a bonus of &lsquo;boosting&rsquo; additive-additive interactions directly at the frictional surfaces where surface-active anti-wear additives, detergents and molybdenum dithiocarbamates work. This property, combined with an excellent friction reduction capability and durability, translates in engine dynamometer testing (ASTM D8114) to the friction reduction required for fuel economy gains in ILSAC GF-5+ and GF-6, new industry specifications with even higher demands on fuel economy.</p>
<![CDATA[Lanxess says the new lube has been specifically developed to reduce friction and deliver sustained performance and anti-wear protection. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/785c19e5-f47e-4ce3-8007-2c70c76edaea.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/785c19e5-f47e-4ce3-8007-2c70c76edaea.jpg&h=485&w=73542819https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-launches-new-lubricant-additive-for-cars-and-highperformance-engine-oils-42819
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-launches-new-lubricant-additive-for-cars-and-highperformance-engine-oils-42819Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:45:00No more copycats: why Chinese cars were the stars at Shanghai<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/7fef681d-aea5-4826-92fa-4d313bb788a4.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>No matter how positive a motor show has been in China, there&rsquo;s nearly always been something to provoke&nbsp;a &lsquo;but&rsquo; when you draw&nbsp;conclusions on the state of the world&rsquo;s largest car market and how it presents itself to the rest of the world.</strong></p>
<p>That &#39;but&#39; is usually a cringeworthy copycat vehicle, or something that seems built in such a way that&nbsp;you know it would fall apart the minute they wheel&nbsp;it off the stand.</p>
<p>But - and here&rsquo;s that &#39;but&#39; used for another reason -&nbsp;not the 2019 Shanghai motor show. Here was a show where the local car makers really could&nbsp;proudly&nbsp;display their products side-by-side with the western brands, demonstratiing, in many cases, the kind of designs and creative concepts that got people talking more than the established players managed.</p>
<p>The likes of BYD&rsquo;s supercar concept,&nbsp;Nio&rsquo;s new electric saloon,&nbsp;Xpeng&rsquo;s new saloon of its own&nbsp;- all of these were the real show stars.</p>
<p>It should be no surprise, really. Ten years ago we were sniggering at the laughable quality of the average Chinese car. A&nbsp;couple of years later, the copycats started. Soon after then, everything started to look like a 1980s Honda Civic. Yet, by the last Shanghai show in 2017, the designs had distinction of their own and it was the dynamics and&nbsp;build quality that needed to catch up. The former of those points is still true, but what progress in such a short period of time.</p>
<p>You couldn&rsquo;t go looking for copycat cars as they simply weren&rsquo;t there;&nbsp;Land Rover&rsquo;s trademark infringement victory against Landwind&nbsp;was perhaps the final, definite line in the sand on that unwelcome distraction.</p>
<p>Even the show girls that usually adorn nearly every stand were absent. This&nbsp;was a progressive show with real global relevance.</p>
<p>On that last point, this was the show where Chinese car makers went further than simply saying they&rsquo;d like to export models into Europe one day &ndash;&nbsp;they actually started to put dates on their intentions.&nbsp;Wey, China&rsquo;s first premium brand, will launch at the Frankfurt motor show&nbsp;in September. Electric car maker&nbsp;Aiways will launch in Europe next year, and others will not be too far behind.</p>
<p>Those brands will be&nbsp;the first, but they will not be the last, and Shanghai 2019 will be remembered as the show where China came of age as a global car maker. There are huge challenges to overcome, on branding and on those driving dynamics in particular, but, given the rate of progress of Chinese car makers, and the success&nbsp;the likes of Kia,&nbsp;Hyundai&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dacia have enjoyed&nbsp;in recent years when starting off from similar positions, who would bet against success?</p>
<![CDATA[Opinion: motor show reveals proof that the world's fastest growing car industry is also the fastest to mature]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/7fef681d-aea5-4826-92fa-4d313bb788a4.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/7fef681d-aea5-4826-92fa-4d313bb788a4.jpg&h=485&w=73542739https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/no-more-copycats-why-chinese-cars-were-the-stars-at-shanghai-42739
https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/no-more-copycats-why-chinese-cars-were-the-stars-at-shanghai-42739Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:42:002019 Shanghai Motor Show wows with local cars, global connect<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c6d4c8e5-4bd9-4fc6-83ab-5e263b2e8b10.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>At the&nbsp;Shanghai motor show, some of the biggest manufacturers you&rsquo;ve never heard of are displaying their newest models alongside familiar Western brands keen to crack the world&rsquo;s most lucrative automotive market.</strong></p>
<p>Long gone are the days when Shanghai was an exhibition of the most&nbsp;blatant copycat cars, and the impressive quality of new Chinese creations is beginning to pose a very real threat to more established manufacturers. The 2019 edition is especially significant, with an increasing number of Chinese models being prepared for European launches&nbsp;and global manufacturers such as&nbsp;Volkswagen&nbsp;adding to their range of models adapted specifically for sale in China.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here, we take a look at the most important unveilings.</p>
<p><strong>Aston Martin Rapide E</strong></p>
<p>Aston Martin is aiming the new Rapide E electric performance saloon squarely at the&nbsp;Tesla Model S&nbsp;and&nbsp;Porsche Taycan.</p>
<p>A torque output of 738lb ft will help the Rapide E to sprint from 50mph-70mph in under 1.6 seconds, and the model can cruise at its 155mph top speed for 10 straight minutes.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Aston%20Martin%20Rapide%20E.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p><strong>Audi AI:ME&nbsp;concept&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Audi&nbsp;has&nbsp;unveiled its new AI:ME&nbsp;concept as "an automated driving compact car for the megacities of tomorrow". Like the radical&nbsp;Aicon&nbsp;and Elaine duo revealed in 2017, the concept looks ahead &ldquo;10 or 15 years&rdquo;, according to company design boss Marc Lichte.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Audi%20AI%20ME%20concept.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>The electric concept explores &ldquo;what an interior with or without a steering wheel can look like&rdquo;&nbsp;and will be followed by another futuristic concept at Frankfurt in September.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Audi Q2 L e-tron</strong></p>
<p>Audi&rsquo;s China-only long-wheelbase&nbsp;Q2&nbsp;L is the latest model to receive the e-tron treatment. Badged the Q2 L e-tron, the electric compact SUV will be built in Foshan, alongside Chinese variants of the&nbsp;A3 Sportback and A3 Saloon, by Volkswagen&nbsp;Group partner First Automotive Works (FAW).</p>
<p>The model is the first of ten planned for launch by Audi and FAW in China by 2022&nbsp;and the first electric Audi tailored specifically for the Chinese market.</p>
<p><strong>BMW 3 Series LWB</strong></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/BMW%203%20Series%20LWB.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></strong></p>
<p>Audi isn&#39;t the only German brand showing&nbsp;an extended version of one of its newest&nbsp;models in&nbsp;China.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The new&nbsp;BMW 3 Series&nbsp;has been adapted for the Chinese market, and is&nbsp;on display in long-wheelbase 3 Series L form. Almost as long as the&nbsp;5 Series&nbsp;available in Europe, the new model has been developed alongside the standard 3 Series, and will be built by BMW&#39;s Chinese partner company Brilliance Automotive.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>BYD hybrid supercar</strong></p>
<p>A preview image released by Chinese company BYD shows off a sleek, low sports car with a prominent greenhouse-style cabin and performance-inspired design elements.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/BYD%20hybrid%20supercar.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Little is known about the model&#39;s powertrain, but Chinese media reports that a four-wheel drive variant&nbsp;would&nbsp;likely use a 2.0-litre petrol engine coupled to an electric motor for a combined output of 469bhp.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Geely GE11</strong></p>
<p>Volvo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lotus&nbsp;owner Geely will show its GE11 electric saloon in Shanghai ahead of the model&rsquo;s European launch later this year.&nbsp;</p>
<p>To be sold under the newly formed Geely New Energy marque, the fastback-styled EV has been designed with aerodynamic efficiency in mind. The Chinese company states that the model&rsquo;s environmentally conscious ethos doesn&rsquo;t end with its zero-emissions powertrain; its&nbsp;interior is constructed largely of EU-certified eco-friendly materials.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Geely Jia Ji</strong></p>
<p>Also on display in Shanghai will be Geely&rsquo;s first MPV, the Jia Ji.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Geely%20Jia%20Ji.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 488px;" title=""></p>
<p>Recently unveiled in Zhuhai, the seven-seater is offered with a range of hybrid and diesel powertrains, Level 2 autonomy, dynamic styling and a starting price of just RMB 99,800 (&pound;11,200).</p>
<p><strong>Geely Xingyue</strong></p>
<p>Geely&rsquo;s third Shanghai debut-maker will be the Xingyue SUV-coupé.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Originally known as the FY11, the&nbsp;BMW X6&nbsp;rival sits atop the same Compact Modular Architecture that also underpins the&nbsp;Volvo XC40&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lynk&amp;Co 01. It will offer&nbsp;a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine &ndash; producing 235bhp and 258lb ft &ndash; and&nbsp;a range of plug-in and mild hybrid powertrains.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Infiniti QS Inspiration</strong></p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Infiniti%20QS%20Inspiration.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Despite&nbsp;Infiniti&#39;s recent announcement that&nbsp;it is pulling out of Western Europe, it is pressing on with plans for an electrified model line-up.</p>
<p>The QS Inspiration concept, on display for the first time in Shanghai, previews an upcoming&nbsp;sports saloon "inspired by the art and modern architecture of Japan". Like the&nbsp;QX Inspiration&nbsp;revealed earlier this year, it&nbsp;will sit atop the firm&#39;s bespoke EV platform, and boast a stylish, minimalist&nbsp;interior, which will be&nbsp;clearly divided into separate passenger and driver zones.</p>
<p><strong>Jetta&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Jetta is the new China-only budget brand being launched by&nbsp;Volkswagen&nbsp;in Shanghai, with&nbsp;the VS5, VS7 and VA3 the first models being made available.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Jetta.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Taking the form of a conventional five-door SUV, the VS5 bears a heavy resemblance to the recently unveiled&nbsp;Skoda Kamiq, while the VA3 is a small saloon based on the&nbsp;Volkswagen Jettathat&#39;s currently sold in China.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Jetta%202.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Heading up the range, the VS7 is a 4600mm-long seven seater that draws heavily on the new&nbsp;Seat Tarraco.&nbsp;The brand aims to target younger buyers with a strong dealer network and online showrooms.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Jetta%20VS%207.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p><strong>Karma Pininfarina GT</strong></p>
<p>Karma, born out of the 2014 collapse of Fisker Automotive, has unveiled a rebodied variant of its new Revero GT styled by Italian design house Pininfarina.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Karma%20Revoro%20GT.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Sitting atop the same platform as the new Revero, with which it also shares a 1.5-litre&nbsp;BMW i8-derived petrol-electric powertrain, the concept&nbsp;shows off an angular, streamlined front end and a prominent lower grille like that of the original&nbsp;Fisker Karma.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Karma Revero</strong></p>
<p>Joining the new Pininfarina-designed concept on Karma&rsquo;s Shanghai stand is the updated-for-2020&nbsp;version of the brand&rsquo;s Revero luxury saloon.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Karma%20Revoro.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>The four-door range-extender electric car takes its&nbsp;three-cylinder&nbsp;petrol engine from the&nbsp;BMW&nbsp;i8. The model receives subtle styling revisions but retains an overarching resemblance to the Fisker Karma, from which it&nbsp;was developed. Karma has plans to launch the new Revero in Europe as a competitor to the&nbsp;Polestar 1&nbsp;performance hybrid.</p>
<p><strong>Karma Vision</strong></p>
<p>Rounding off Karma&rsquo;s &lsquo;Shanghai Big Three&rsquo; is the Vision concept.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Karma%20Vision.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Karma said this open-top two-seater&nbsp;will play a role in the brand&rsquo;s transformation from a traditional car manufacturer into &ldquo;an open-platform luxury high-tech automotive incubator&rdquo;, like the&nbsp;Italdesign DaVinci electric supercar&nbsp;revealed earlier this year at the&nbsp;Geneva motor show.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Landwind E315</strong></p>
<p>Codenamed E315, the latest effort from Jiangling Motors brand&nbsp;Landwind is a stylish compact SUV that will go up against the likes of the&nbsp;Volvo XC60,&nbsp;Lynk&amp;Co 01&nbsp;and Haval H6.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Landwind%20E315.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Details remain scarce, but the E315 is expected to have five seats and&nbsp;make use of the same 1.5-litre Ford-derived unit that powered&nbsp;Landwind&#39;s Range Rover Evoque copycat, the&nbsp;X7, which has just been&nbsp;forcibly discontinued.</p>
<p><strong>Lynk&amp;Co 05</strong></p>
<p>Taking the form of an SUV-coupé, the Geely-owned Lynk&amp;Co brand&#39;s fifth model is a&nbsp;BMW X6 rival based on its 01.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It will sit atop the Volvo-developed CMA platform and will likely use the Swedish company&#39;s range of 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre petrol engines. A European launch is likely but unconfirmed.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Mercedes-Benz GLB&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Mercedes&#39; new small SUV, previewed in concept form, will sit between the current&nbsp;GLC&nbsp;and&nbsp;GLA models, and will take on rivals like the&nbsp;Aurdi Q3,&nbsp;BMW X1&nbsp;and&nbsp;Volvo XC40.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Mercedes-Benz%20GLB.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Styling across the GLB range will be influenced by the more utilitarian&nbsp;G-Class, while&nbsp;a range-topping GLB&nbsp;35 variant&nbsp;will pack the same 302bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine as AMG&#39;s&nbsp;A35&nbsp;hot hatchback.</p>
<p><strong>Mini Clubman facelift</strong></p>
<p>The&nbsp;Mini Clubman&nbsp;has been on sale in its current form since 2015, and is showing off a mid-life refresh in Shanghai.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Mini%20Clubman%20facelift.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>The Volkswagen Golf rival gains very subtle styling updates in line with those bestowed upon its&nbsp;hatchback sibling&nbsp;last year, trim revisions and minor upgrades to the interior options list.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Mistubishi e-Yi concept</strong></p>
<p>Mitsubishi is following the&nbsp;Genreva&nbsp;unveiling of its&nbsp;Engleberg Tourer&nbsp;concept with the more urban-focussed e-Yi at Shanghai.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Mini%20Clubman.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p><br>
Like the Engleberg, the e-Yi evolves the styling of&nbsp;Mitsubishi&#39;s current Outlander PHEV, packs a 2.4-litre petrol engine mated to a pair of electric motors, and makes use of the brand&#39;s latest torque vectoring technology to improve the handling of the four-wheel drive SUV.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Nio ET7</strong></p>
<p>Chinese electric vehicle start-up&nbsp;Nio has revealed the latest model in its rapidly expanding product line: a concept version of an upcoming&nbsp;Tesla Model S&nbsp;rival called the ET7.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With a sleek four-door coupe design, the "ET preview" concept&#39;s&nbsp;styling provides clear influence for the production model. No information about the car has been released as yet, but we know it will be all-electric and feature much of the technology found in the brand&#39;s other models.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/NIO%20ET7.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 413px;" title=""></p>
<p>The model is&nbsp;on display alongside the company&#39;s EP9 electric supercar, EVE autonomous concept and ES6 and ES8 SUVs.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Porsche Cayenne Coupé</strong></p>
<p>Making its international motor show debut in Shanghai is&nbsp;Porsche&#39;s latest SUV - the Cayenne Coupé.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Porsche%20Cayenne%20Coupe.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>Going up against the&nbsp;BMW X6&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz GLE,&nbsp;the rakish high-rider features an active rear spoiler, interior technology from the larger&nbsp;Cayenne&nbsp;and a top speed of up to 178mph.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Renault K-ZE</strong></p>
<p>Based on the Kwid SUV&nbsp;Renault&nbsp;already sells in India, the electric City K-ZE is a&nbsp;production-ready evolution of a&nbsp;concept first shown in Paris last year.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/image_from_ios_6_1.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>The value EV is headed to China first, given the country&#39;s exploding demand for electric cars, before a potential European launch.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Volkswagen ID Roomzz</strong></p>
<p>The largest&nbsp;member of Volkswagen&rsquo;s ID range of electric vehicles so far (above&nbsp;the&nbsp;hatchback,&nbsp;Buzz,&nbsp;Crozz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vizzion), the Roomzz concept is&nbsp;a luxurious seven-seater SUV, sitting atop the largest version of the company&rsquo;s MEB platform.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Volkswagen%20ID%20Roomz.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>A pair of electric motors give the&nbsp;Touareg-sized model 302bhp and part-time four-wheel drive. Range is a claimed 370 miles, which is a significant improvement over its primary rival, the&nbsp;Tesla Model X.</p>
<p><strong>Xpeng P7</strong></p>
<p>A four-door saloon set to rival&nbsp;Tesla&#39;s Model 3, Xpeng&#39;s new coupé-styled EV has&nbsp;a claimed range of more than 311 miles according to&nbsp;China&#39;s NEDC-based tests.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/image_from_ios_11.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>There are&nbsp;currently no details on what drivetrain the P7&nbsp;uses, but it is likely to share an electric motor and battery with the company&#39;s G3, an Audi&nbsp;Q5-sized&nbsp;SUV that develops 195bhp for a 0-62mph time of 7.9sec.</p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-shanghai-auto-show/2019-shanghai-motor-show-all-new-cars-revealed"><span style="color:#0000FF;">Source</span></a></em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">Also read:</span><em><span style="color:#0000FF;"><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/motor-shows-shanghai-auto-show/no-more-copycats-why-chinese-cars-were-stars-shanghai">&nbsp;</a></span></em><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/motor-shows-shanghai-auto-show/no-more-copycats-why-chinese-cars-were-stars-shanghai"><span style="color:#FF0000;">No more copycats: why Chinese cars were the stars at Shanghai</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[Your one-stop shop for up-to-date information on one of the world's largest new car events]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c6d4c8e5-4bd9-4fc6-83ab-5e263b2e8b10.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c6d4c8e5-4bd9-4fc6-83ab-5e263b2e8b10.jpg&h=485&w=73542729https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/2019-shanghai-motor-show-wows-with-local-cars--global-connect-42729
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/2019-shanghai-motor-show-wows-with-local-cars--global-connect-42729Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:27:00Plug-in cars see huge demand in UK, car ownership rises 76% in 2018<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f9a2ddf3-1bdc-495f-92c8-872cb31e47d7.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The number of plug-in electric cars on British roads grew by three quarters last year, according to the latest Motorparc data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).</strong></p>
<p>UK&rsquo;s largest automotive analysis shows there is now a record 195,410 plug-in vehicles registered in the country, reflecting the growing choice of models now on offer. The overall ownership of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) increased by almost 30 percent last year, with more than 620,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric cars now in use.</p>
<p>The apex body says as drivers take advantage of the latest low emission vehicle technology &ndash; whether petrol, diesel or AFV &ndash; the average CO2 emissions for the UK Motorparc has fallen to the lowest on record, down 17.8 percent compared with 2008.&nbsp;Thanks to manufacturer investment in advanced powertrains, transmission types, lightweight materials and aerodynamics, cars are now more efficient and drivers are seeing the benefits.</p>
<p><strong>Supermini&#39;s continue to be popular</strong></p>
<p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/unnamed2.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 395px;" title=""></strong></p>
<p><br>
SMMT says the UK&rsquo;s record 34.9 million-strong car fleet has never been more diverse, with more than 1,600 model ranges and almost 68,000 different specifications on the roads last year. While superminis continued to dominate, making up a third (33.2%) of all cars in the parc, dual purpose vehicles saw the biggest growth, up 10.6 percent. At the same time, family hatches and saloons (upper medium) saw the largest fall, down -4.7 percent to 4 million.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the colours of Britain&rsquo;s cars closely follows trends seen in the new car market, with black coming top, knocking silver off the top spot. More than seven million (20.1%) cars on the road are black, closely followed by silver and, in third place, blue.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>In terms of female car ownership, the data shows it remains at a record high, surpassing 2017&rsquo;s level by 1.4 percent, with more than 12 million cars now owned by women, and cars registered to men also rose moderately by 0.5 percent to almost 17.9 million.</p>
<p>Mike Hawes, chief executive, SMMT,&nbsp;said, &ldquo;Thanks to massive investment from manufacturers in delivering a wide range of models across all fuel types, to suit all driving needs, environmental gains are now being delivered across the UK. Ever-more advanced in technology makes every new generation of vehicle more efficient than the last, and this is filtering rapidly from the new car market into the broader parc. Fleet renewal is proven to work so we need a world-class package of incentives and infrastructure to give motorists the confidence to buy the latest, cleanest cars, whatever the fuel type, in the greater numbers we need to meet environmental challenges.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In 2018, the most common cars on UK roads were the Ford Fiesta (1.6m), Ford Focus (1.3m) and Vauxhall Corsa (1.2m).</p>
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<![CDATA[UK’s biggest automotive analysis reveals UK’s plug-in car fleet ownership rises 76.6 percent in 2018, with 195,000 vehicles now on British roads.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f9a2ddf3-1bdc-495f-92c8-872cb31e47d7.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f9a2ddf3-1bdc-495f-92c8-872cb31e47d7.jpg&h=485&w=73542706https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/plugin-cars-see-huge-demand-in-uk--car-ownership-rises-76-in-2018-42706
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/plugin-cars-see-huge-demand-in-uk--car-ownership-rises-76-in-2018-42706Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:58:00Continental launches new tyre optimised for electric buses<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/393d43f0-a8ac-4531-978a-01021920e8d1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 major, Continental has launched new set of tyres specifically designed for electric buses, which the company says need to support a usually high overall vehicle weight due to the heavy electric battery and stand instant torque delivery. </strong></p>
<p>To address these challenges, they (e-bus tyres) need to combine grip, robustness, and above-average load carrying capacity, and Continental says its new Conti Urban HA3 315/60 R22.5 154/148J (156/150F) tyres meet all these needs. These all-axle tyres for electric passenger buses feature better grip and a load carrying capacity of eight tonne per axle, 0.5 tonne more than the standard for this tyre size.</p>
<p>The Conti Urban HA3 has an increased load index due to its extremely robust casing featuring high wire density and thickness. The company says it also comes with a sturdy and durable tread with a high proportion of natural rubber, which increases resistance to cuts, cracks, chipping, chunking, and abrasion, and leads to a long service life and utilisation of the tyre&rsquo;s full mileage potential. &nbsp;The Urban HA3 special urban bus tyre contour layout that adds to endurance and even wear, while its wide tread width ensures cornering stability and handling for maximum safety in urban traffic. The high-density interlocking sipes provide optimum grip and lane holding, even in extremely wet conditions, throughout the tyre&rsquo;s service life.</p>
<p>The sipes are also staggered in order to reduce noise for increased ride comfort. Reinforced sidewalls ensure that the Conti Urban HA3 reliably withstands frequent curbstone contact, and thanks to its good retreadability, the tyres allow for multiple service lives.</p>
<p>Lutz Stabner, Head of Product Management for Continental truck and bus tyres in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said: ​​​​​​​&ldquo;The new Conti Urban HA3 optimised for electric buses brings to fruition the valuable experience we&rsquo;ve gathered from our recent collaboration with commercial vehicle manufacturers and municipal bus companies. Thanks to its balanced performance profile, it provides a safe, comfortable, and cost-effective solution for enabling e-mobility in challenging stop-and-go traffic.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[The new all-axle tyres for electric passenger buses feature better grip and a load carrying capacity of eight tonne per axle.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/393d43f0-a8ac-4531-978a-01021920e8d1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/393d43f0-a8ac-4531-978a-01021920e8d1.jpg&h=485&w=73542674https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-launches-new-tyre-optimised-for-electric-buses-42674
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-launches-new-tyre-optimised-for-electric-buses-42674Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:14:00EV supplier to buy GM's Korea plant<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a1d53c8a-cadf-4603-b5d8-abc4e5abf355.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><b>South Korea-based supplier Myongshin has agreed to buy General Motors&#39; Gunsan factory, and will start manufacturing electric vehicles, reports&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://in.reuters.com/article/gm-southkorea/tesla-supplier-agrees-to-buy-gms-south-korean-plant-for-ev-manufacturing-idINKCN1RA0GX?il%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1553937588761000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG201kzlvTxGCp1IfzwyBv6bh5SBg" href="https://in.reuters.com/article/gm-southkorea/tesla-supplier-agrees-to-buy-gms-south-korean-plant-for-ev-manufacturing-idINKCN1RA0GX?il=0" target="_blank">Reuters</a>.</b></p>
<p>The report comes in the wake of GM&#39;s global restructuring move, which saw the company shutting one of its four South Korean plants in May 2018, which resulted in thousands of workers being rendered jobless. This culminated in a major financial support package from the South Korean government.</p>
<p>According to the news story, while GM has not disclosed the sales price of the Gunsan factory, the auto parts maker Myongshin was reported saying it would buy the land and buildings of the GM facility for 113 billion won ($99.5 million or Rs 688 crore).</p>
<p>The Korean company, which is a supplier to both EV maker Tesla and Hyundai Motor, is part of a consortium which would initially spend a total of 200 billion won (Rs 1,217 crore) towards the factory to produce 50,000 EVs starting 2021 and 150,000 EVs in 2025, cited the report to a statement by a provincial government.</p>
<p><em>Image courtesy: GMauthority.com &nbsp;</em></p>
<![CDATA[Myongshin, which is a supplier to Tesla and Hyundai Motor, is part of a consortium which aims to produce 50,000 EVs starting 2021 and 150,000 EVs in 2025.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a1d53c8a-cadf-4603-b5d8-abc4e5abf355.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a1d53c8a-cadf-4603-b5d8-abc4e5abf355.jpg&h=485&w=73542540https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ev-supplier-to-buy-gm-korea-plant-42540
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ev-supplier-to-buy-gm-korea-plant-42540Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:50:00Nissan completes sale of battery business to China's Envision Group<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ea448131-6745-4025-a746-b67697b2be46.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>In August 2018, Nissan had announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its electric battery operations and production facilities to China-based Envision Group, a leading digital energy company.</strong></p>
<p>As per the understanding Envision has committed to complete acquisition of Nissan subsidiary Automotive Energy Supply Corporation and battery manufacturing operations in Smyrna, Tennessee, owned by Nissan North America Inc. (NNA), and in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. (NMUK). The company had also committed to acquire Nissan&rsquo;s Japanese battery development and production engineering operations located in Oppama, Atsugi and Zama.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-to-sell-electric-battery-business-to-china%E2%80%99s-envision-group-40351"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The company had also agreed to continue employing all the existing workforce and the headquarters and development centres of the business to remain in Japan.</span></a></strong></p>
<p>Marking the completion of the transaction, Nissan&rsquo;s chief competitive officer, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, said: &ldquo;The new company has the opportunity to grow as a battery company with increased competitiveness under Envision. Nissan will continue to work with the new company as an important supplier as we concentrate our energy on developing and producing market-leading electric vehicles.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The new battery company is scheduled to start operations on April 1, 2019.</p>
<![CDATA[Nissan says it will continue to work with the new company as an important supplier.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ea448131-6745-4025-a746-b67697b2be46.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ea448131-6745-4025-a746-b67697b2be46.jpg&h=485&w=73542536https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-completes-sale-of-battery-business-to-china-envision-group-42536
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-completes-sale-of-battery-business-to-china-envision-group-42536Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:17:00ZF acquires automated transport provider 2getthere<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3723bb12-b44c-4f58-90c7-bf6ee31541e9.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 supplier&nbsp;ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a 60 percent stake in Netherlands-based automated transport systems provider 2getthere, which has offices in San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. At present the company&#39;s applications range from driverless electric transport systems at airports, business and theme parks to dedicated urban transport infrastructures. </strong></p>
<p>With this strategic investment, ZF says it is executing its next-generation mobility strategy to strengthen its foothold in the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and automated guided vehicle growth markets, which also complements its existing activities.</p>
<p>&ldquo;2getthere has more than three decades of experience in the market for autonomous passenger transport vehicles as well as unique engineering and software competences. This acquisition supports our strategy to become a leading autonomous transportation systems supplier in the booming new mobility market,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Wolf-Henning Scheider, chairman of the Board of Management at ZF Friedrichshafen.</p>
<p>The company says with this strategic investment it is strengthening its position in the growth markets of MaaS solutions, autonomous transport systems, and shared autonomous vehicles. The majority stake in 2getthere will complement ZF&rsquo;s existing investments and co-operations, such as the e.GO Moove, a JV with e.GO Mobile, which targets the production of the e.GO Mover autonomous minibus, as well as Transdev, a leading operator and global provider of integrated mobility solutions.</p>
<p>2getthere was founded in 1984, and has since then accumulated over than 100 million kilometres of autonomous mileage with driverless passenger and cargo transport systems in several major cities worldwide, including Rotterdam, Abu Dhabi and Singapore, as well as numerous ports and airports.</p>
<p>The company&#39;s full electric driverless systems, in revenue service at business park Rivium (Capelle aan den IJssel) and Masdar City (Abu Dhabi) have transported more than 14 million people reliably. ZF says the reliability of the systems installed by 2getthere, including vehicle controls and software architecture, exceeds 99.7 percent.</p>
<p>Carel C. van Helsdingen, founder and CEO, 2getthere said: &ldquo;The market for driverless electric transport systems is developing dynamically. We want to continue to lead the market and the involvement of ZF is helping us to realize our growth plans, accelerate our technology roadmap and provide the required security for new and existing customers. The technological cooperation with ZF will support 2getthere&rsquo;s work for the delivery of mixed traffic applications like Rivium and Brussels Airport."</p>
<p>In the last three years 2getthere has reported 60 percent growth in revenue terms. In the future, ZF and 2getthere plan to closely work together to further develop technologies for autonomous transport systems.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have developed into a complete systems supplier for automated functions and we are therefore in a perfect position to support 2getthere. We can deliver electric drivelines, solutions for sensor technology, high performance computing, and actuators for all levels of automated applications,&rdquo; explained Scheider.</p>
<p>In addition, ZF says it will also benefit from the vast field experience of the Dutch company and its extensive engineering and software competences when it comes to configuring and implementing complete autonomous transport systems. 2getthere&rsquo;s engineering and software development teams in Utrecht are expected to grow significantly over the next years, approximately doubling the current 60 employees.</p>
<p>The two companies have not disclosed the transaction volume.</p>
<![CDATA[The German component major has picked up 60 percent stake in the mobility service provider, which the company says will complement its existing co-operations and investments.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3723bb12-b44c-4f58-90c7-bf6ee31541e9.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3723bb12-b44c-4f58-90c7-bf6ee31541e9.jpg&h=485&w=73542449https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-acquires-automated-transport-provider-2getthere-42449
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-acquires-automated-transport-provider-2getthere-42449Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:48:00Nissan and Mitsubishi expand collaboration, to launch new sub-compact cars<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/461d722a-ac2e-4d4d-8050-9f0a8094d46d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Japanese carmakers,&nbsp;Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have announced that they will introduce four new mini-vehicles (sub-compact cars) in Japan through their joint venture, as the partners continue to expand their collaboration.</strong></p>
<p>The carmakers announced that they have begin production of the all-new Nissan Dayz, Nissan Dayz Highway Star, Mitsubishi eK wagon and Mitsubishi eK X at Mitsubishi&rsquo;s Mizushima Plant in Kurashiki, Japan. This the company says is the first time that the&nbsp;models will be offered with semi-autonomous driving technology, which is designed for single-lane use on highways.</p>
<p>NMKV, Japan&#39;s first joint venture between automotive companies, integrated Nissan&rsquo;s advanced technologies and Mitsubishi&rsquo;s extensive experience in mini-vehicle production into the tall wagon-type cars. In 2013, the companies launched the first generation of the models and have increased their collaboration since becoming Alliance partners in 2016. In February 2019, the all-new Nissan Livina, which shares a platform with the Mitsubishi Xpander, went on sale in Indonesia.</p>
<p>The partners state that the new models deliver improved performance, with upgraded platforms, engines and transmissions. They also feature all-new design. While the Nissan and Mitsubishi mini-vehicles share key components, they retain separate brand features. The models are slated to go on sale later this month.</p>
<p>At a ceremony at the Mizushima Plant, Mitsubishi Motors chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko; Nissan senior vice-president, Asako Hoshino and NMKV president and CEO Junichi Endo pledged to keep working together.</p>
<![CDATA[The partners will launch all-new minivehicles through NMKV joint venture, which they say will be the first to offer semi-autonomous driving technology.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/461d722a-ac2e-4d4d-8050-9f0a8094d46d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/461d722a-ac2e-4d4d-8050-9f0a8094d46d.jpg&h=485&w=73542394https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-and-mitsubishi-expand-collaboration--to-launch-new-subcompact-cars-42394
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-and-mitsubishi-expand-collaboration--to-launch-new-subcompact-cars-42394Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:59:00Ashwani Gupta to succeed Trevor Mann as new COO for Mitsubishi<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5f20069d-3b6d-4fdc-8d1b-9c384f4e3583.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Just a day after announcing a new start by the new board of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, one of the biggest global auto partnerships, there have been some major changes in the leadership among the three companies.</strong></p>
<p>Among the major shuffles sees Mitsubishi Motors&#39; chief operating officer, Trevor Mann, set to leave the company. He will be replaced by Ashwani Gupta, who was appointed as the head for the Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit in 2017 and was reporting to the erstwhile Alliance president, Carlos Ghosn.</p>
<p>The new role for Gupta was revealed by&nbsp;<a href="https://europe.autonews.com/move/mitsubishi-coo-mann-leave-automaker" target="_blank">Automotive News Europe</a>, which says the shuffle would come into effect from April 1. The report states that Mitsubishi announced the changes on Wednesday as part of a wider shuffle among the top ranks at Nissan and Mitsubishi on the back of the arrest of Carlos Ghosn in November 2018.</p>
<p>Born in Dehradun, India, Gupta graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, India, and obtained a diploma from INSEAD Business School in France. He has been vice-president of Renault&#39;s LCV division since 2014, where he oversaw the automaker&#39;s worldwide LCV business.</p>
<p>Gupta joined Renault in 2006 as general manager of purchasing at Renault India in Mumbai. In 2008, he moved to the Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization in Paris as global supplier account manager for braking systems. He joined Renault Nissan B.V. in 2009 as deputy general manager, global purchasing. In 2011, Gupta was appointed global program director for Datsun programs at Nissan Motor Co in Japan, where he led the product development to launch in India, Russia, Indonesia and South Africa. He started his career in 1992 in engineering and purchasing in the private sector and later moved to management positions in the automotive industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ashwani-gupta-to-succeed-trevor-mann-as-new-coo-for-mitsubishi-42389Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:40:00Sweden begins first public road trials of electric autonomous truck<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/08ff266b-c596-47e8-aff7-8f66c685f22d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Sweden-based start-up Einride, which is working on bringing out an autonomous all-electric truck or &#39;T-pod&#39; had partnered global logistic service provider DB Schenker last year, when the partners undertook the first installation of the T-pod at a DB Schenker facility in Jonkoping, Sweden. This the company says was the first commercial installation of its kind in the world.</strong></p>
<p>On March 7, the Swedish Transport Agency and Einride conducted a so-called Site Acceptance Test (SAT) &ndash; a test under real-world conditions &ndash; at the facility in Jonkoping. The government agency concluded that the T-pod is able to operate in accordance with Swedish traffic regulations. Now Einride has announced that it has got the approval from the Swedish Transport Agency for public road/real world trial of the T-pod.</p>
<p>Jochen Thewes, CEO, DB Schenker, said: &ldquo;Autonomous trucks will become increasingly important for the logistics sector. Together with Einride, we are now able to introduce autonomous, fully electric trucks to a continuous flow on a public road &ndash; a milestone in the transition to the transport system of tomorrow.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Robert Falck, CEO and founder, Einride said: &ldquo;Heavy road transport is responsible for a substantial part of global CO2 emissions. The pilot in Jonkoping is a small but important step towards a sustainable transport system. The permit from the Swedish Transport Agency is an important testimonial to the safety of the solution.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The permit from the Swedish agency applies to a short distance on a public road within an industrial area &ndash; between a warehouse and a terminal &ndash; where traffic speeds are typically low. The permit is valid until December 31, 2020. The partners will begin using the T-pod for daily transport between a warehouse and a terminal later this year.</p>
<p>Einride and DB Schenker initiated their partnership in April 2018. The agreement includes the pilot in Jonkoping and an option for additional pilots internationally. Ericsson and Telia have provides the installation with high performance, 5G-based connectivity.</p>
<![CDATA[The partners will begin using the T-pod for daily transport between a warehouse and a terminal later this year.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/08ff266b-c596-47e8-aff7-8f66c685f22d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/08ff266b-c596-47e8-aff7-8f66c685f22d.jpg&h=485&w=73542385https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/sweden-begins-first-public-road-trials-of-electric-autonomous-truck-42385
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/sweden-begins-first-public-road-trials-of-electric-autonomous-truck-42385Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:19:00Karma teases Pininfarina-designed electric luxury car<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6a986055-7ba1-4f88-8041-bf8a204ffbf4.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>American&nbsp;electric car maker Karma has released the first teaser image of the new concept that it&#39;s&nbsp;developing with Italian design house Pininfarina.</strong></p>
<p>The as-yet-unnamed luxury model&nbsp;will be revealed at April&#39;s&nbsp;Shanghai motor show&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;a second concept named the Vision and&nbsp;a new&nbsp;Karma Revero.</p>
<p>Karma says the&nbsp;second-generation&nbsp;Revero will go on sale later this year.</p>
<p>Pininfarina has also recently styled the&nbsp;1900bhp Battista electric hypercar&nbsp;for the&nbsp;Automobili Pininfarina&nbsp;manufacturer, which is also owned by Mahindra but run as a separate concern.</p>
<p>The deal between Karma and Pininfarina is to &ldquo;help accelerate future technology and product development&rdquo;, although full details of the partnership haven&#39;t been disclosed. Karma says such partnerships are a key part of its business plan to expand its range.</p>
<p>Chinese-owned Karma was born in 2014 out of the bankruptcy of&nbsp;Fisker Automotive&nbsp;and currently only produces the Revero, a re-engineered version of the&nbsp;Fisker Karma&nbsp;range-extender electric&nbsp;saloon.</p>
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<![CDATA[Concept will be one of three new model unveilings in Shanghai from the Chinese-owned American manufacturer.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6a986055-7ba1-4f88-8041-bf8a204ffbf4.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6a986055-7ba1-4f88-8041-bf8a204ffbf4.jpg&h=485&w=73542368https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/karma-teases-pininfarinadesigned-electric-luxury-car-42368
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/karma-teases-pininfarinadesigned-electric-luxury-car-42368Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:34:00Bosch accelerates startup funding, bets big on AI <div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3323684f-449e-40cc-89b5-b2fc56ea6f67.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Global technology major Bosch is increasing its investment in external startups and has provided Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) with 200 million euro (Rs1,619 crore) for a fourth fund. </strong></p>
<p>According to Dr Volkmar Denner, CEO, Robert Bosch GmbH, &ldquo;Shaping the future also means recognising good ideas early on and helping them achieve a breakthrough. As a leading IoT company, we want to drive forward select technologies in areas of future relevance, such as artificial intelligence."</p>
<p>At present, RBVC says it has a stake in three of the most promising artificial intelligence (AI) startups worldwide:&nbsp;DeepMap,&nbsp;Graphcore, and&nbsp;Syntiant. &ldquo;We not only invest in startups, we also collaborate with them on open innovation projects. This is one way in which we boost our innovative strength,&rdquo; said Dr Denner.</p>
<p>Open innovation is a concept that brings together customers, researchers, suppliers, and partners and integrates them into a company&rsquo;s innovation activities. RBVC, one of Europe&rsquo;s largest corporate investors, specialises in innovative technology startups, and its portfolio includes more than 35 companies active in autonomous driving, AI, IoT, and even distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Early stage support</span></strong><br>
The company says each year experts from RBVC examine over 2,000 startups, with only around a hundred of these getting shortlisted, &ldquo;We invest in six to 10 carefully selected companies each year. In addition to capital, we also offer know-how and operational support. We also connect startups with Bosch operating units,&rdquo; said, RBVC managing director Philipp Rose.</p>
<p>Startups get the opportunity to become a supplier, technology partner, or even customer of Bosch, and in turn, the German major receives early access to the latest technologies and can incorporate them into its own innovations. &ldquo;Open innovation is a win-win for startups and Bosch alike,&rdquo; Rose added. &ldquo;It also lets us ensure that the startup&rsquo;s expertise stays in the startup.&rdquo; Bosch currently collaborates with more than one hundred companies on open innovation projects.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-accelerates-startup-funding--bets-big-on-ai-42218Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:43:00BMW and Daimler invest over 1 billion euros in joint mobility services<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/690d9867-7a63-4c63-b020-fead110bb73a.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German luxury carmajor, the BMW Group and Daimler AG today announced that they are pooling their mobility services to create a new global player providing sustainable urban mobility for customers. The two companies are investing more than 1 billion euros (Rs 8,069 crore) in total to develop and more closely intermesh their offerings for car-sharing, ride-hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport. </strong></p>
<p>The cooperation comprises five joint ventures: Reach Now for multimodal services; Charge Now for charging; Free Now for cab ride-hailing; Park Now for parking and Share Now for car-sharing.</p>
<p>Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said: &nbsp;&ldquo;Our mobility services have developed a strong customer base and we are now taking the next strategic step. We are pooling the strength and expertise of 14 successful brands and investing more than 1 billion euros (Rs 8,069 crore) to establish a new player in the fast-growing market for urban mobility."</p>
<p>"By creating an intelligent network of joint ventures, we will be able to shape current and future urban mobility and draw maximum benefit from the opportunities opened up by digitalisation, shared services and the increasing mobility needs of our customers. Further cooperations with other providers, including stakes in startups and established players, are also a possible option,&rdquo; added Zetsche.</p>
<p>Harald Kruger, management board chairman, BMW AG, said: &ldquo;We are creating a leading global game changer. The 60 million customers we already have today will benefit from a seamlessly integrated, sustainable ecosystem of car-sharing, ride-hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport services. We have a clear vision: these five services will merge ever more closely to form a single mobility service portfolio with an all-electric, self-driving fleet of vehicles that charge and park autonomously and interconnect with the other modes of transport. This service portfolio will be a key cornerstone in our strategy as a mobility provider. The cooperation is the perfect way for us to maximise our chances in a growing market, while sharing the investments.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">60 million active customers</span></strong><br>
The two companies&rsquo; mobility services has a wealth of experience and a strong customer base, with a combined total of over 60 million active customers at present. Building on their current, product range and robust costumer base in the key regions of Europe and America, the companies will grow their global footprint as their existing mobility services combine to form five joint ventures:</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Reach Now: </span></strong>Offers more than 6.7 million users simple, direct access to a range of mobility services through a single multimodal platform. The apps will offer a range of options for getting from A to B, allowing users to book and pay directly for public transport and various other mobility options, such as car-sharing, ride-hailing and bike rentals. Reach Now will be managed by Daniela Gerd tom Markotten as CEO and Johannes Prantl as CFO.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Charge Now:</span></strong><strong> </strong>is a service by Digital Charging Solutions (DCS), and its comprehensive charging network is a key contributor to zero-emissions driving. It makes public charge points quick and easy to locate, use and pay for, both at home and abroad. Digital Charging Solutions develops simple, standardised access to public charge points for car manufacturers and fleet operators. With over 100,000 charge points across 25 countries, its white-label solutions are helping OEMs and fleet operators to realise their strategies for electric mobility. The partners say customers will benefit from cross-border access to one of the world&rsquo;s largest and fastest-growing charging networks, with over 250 charge point operators (CPOs).</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Park Now: </span></strong>The digital parking service offers users the best possible parking solutions at a glance, allowing them to reserve parking slots and manage their parking times, and enables ticketless entry and exit in public garages as well as cashless payment of parking fees. In addition, with the search for parking currently accounting for about 30 percent of the traffic on urban roads. In Europe and North America over 30 million customers are already using the service in more than 1,100 cities. Charge Now and Park Now is being headed by Jorg Reimann, CEO, with Thomas Menzel as CFO.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Free Now:</span></strong> offers a variety of mobility services including taxis, private chauffeurs with rental vehicles, and e-scooters. One of the largest ride-hailing services in Europe and Latin America, Free Now serves more than 21 million customers and over 250,000 drivers. Free Now is headed by Marc Berg, CEO with Sebastian Hofelich as CFO.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Share Now: </span></strong>is a free-floating car-sharing service that allows customers to rent and pay for vehicles by smartphone &mdash; anytime, anywhere. Its fleet will now be extended to incorporate a wider range of models and increase market coverage. At present more than 4 million customers in total use the fleet&rsquo;s 20,000 vehicles in 31 cities around the world. The partners say car-sharing increases vehicle utilisation rates, helping to cut the overall number of cars on the roads in urban areas. Olivier Reppert has been appointed CEO of Share Now and Stefan Glebke as CFO.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are steering very clearly towards growth, and together we will continue to invest consistently in our joint mobility services. As well as linking in additional transport options, we want to reach out to even more people in towns and cities across the world, thereby improving the quality of urban life,&rdquo; Kruger explained.</p>
<p>BMW and Daimler have confirmed that Berlin will be the base for the organisation&rsquo;s headquarters, which they say is a hub of creativity and innovation. The next few years will see up to 1,000 new jobs created worldwide &ndash; including in Berlin and Germany. After an initial phase of investment and growth, the new joint venture group will offer attractive profitability, which will be crucial to its success.</p>
<p>&ldquo;As premium manufacturers, we have long been setting standards in the automotive industry and for our customers. In the premium vehicle business, we will continue to compete for customers. But our new portfolio for individual urban mobility on demand represents a logical extension to the value chain. Ultimately, we want to offer our customers as many options as possible for getting from A to B. In short, this is about driving, riding or being driven," concluded Zetsche.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bmw-and-daimler-invest-over-1-billion-euros-in-joint-mobility-services-42180Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:09:00ACEA welcomes new safety norms, seeks more time for implementation<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/113277f4-b0c4-43ae-99fc-2f4cb38364a8.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The European Automobile Manufacturers&rsquo; Association (ACEA) says it has taken note of the European Parliament&rsquo;s vote on the revision of the <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/automatic-emergency-braking-systems-set-to-become-mandatory-in-eu-42171"><span style="color:#ff0000;">new safety regulation, which mandates the safety technologies to be included as standard in new vehicles</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">.</span>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>ACEA says the vote by the lead Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee marks an important step towards adopting this legislation.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We welcome the willingness of MEPs to enter rapidly into inter-institutional negotiations on this legislation, which is key to further improving road safety,&rdquo; said, Erik Joannaert, secretary general, ACEA.</p>
<p>ACEA says it supports a broad range of the safety measures voted upon by IMCO, including the requirement that all new car types come equipped with autonomous emergency braking (AEB), drowsiness and attention detection systems, reversing detection for cars and vans, emergency stop signals, and lane departure warning systems.</p>
<p>However, ACEA cautions that auto manufacturers are concerned about the proposed time between the entry into force of the regulation and the moment it applies. This should be aligned with product development time in a pragmatic way, allowing at least 36 months before application.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Despite a three-fold increase in traffic, road safety in Europe has improved significantly in the last 30 years. Maintaining this trend is important for an industry that prides itself on designing, producing and selling safe vehicles in probably one of the most demanding markets in the world,&rdquo; added Joannert.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/acea-welcomes-new-safety-norms--seeks-more-time-for-implementation-42179Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:03:00Yamaha Motor sees drop in motorcycle sales, bets on premium 2W sales from India<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/7216471d-102e-4ce0-9e02-ea8866734d10.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Japanese motorcycle, boats and motor manufacturer, Yamaha Motor has announced &nbsp;its results for the current consolidated accounting year. The company reported revenue of 1,700 billion yen (Rs 108,800 crore), an increase of 26.9 billion yen (Rs 1,721 crore), an increase of 1.6 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. </strong></p>
<p>The company&#39;s operating profit was 140.8 billion yen (Rs 9,011 crore), a decrease of 9 billion yen (Rs 576 crore) (6.0%). While, Yamaha Motor saw its net sales saw increase in the marine, power products, industrial machinery and robots, and other segments, a decrease in the motorcycle business lead to a result at the same level as the previous fiscal year.</p>
<p>The company says in terms of operating income the profitability improvements increased thanks to the effect of sales increases in the marine business and industrial machinery &amp; robots segment, as well as from development and manufacturing methods of platform models and global models in the motorcycle business segment.</p>
<p>However a decline in income resulted as it was unable to fully absorb losses from less net sales in the motorcycle business in developed markets, foreign exchange losses and rising raw materials costs centred on developing markets.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Targeting sales from ASEAN region and India</span></strong><br />
The company&#39;s motorcycle business saw net sales at 1,022.2 billion yen (Rs 65,420 crore) (a decrease of 23.0 billion yen (Rs 1,472 crore) or 2.2 percent compared with the previous fiscal year), and operating income was 54.5 billion yen (Rs 3,488 crore) (a decrease of 14.3 billion yen or 20.8%).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yamaha Motor saw sales improving in emerging markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Brazil increased, but the sales dropped in developed markets such as Vietnam, and Taiwan. As a result, overall unit sales were 5.37 million (-0.3% YoY) resulting in lower sales and income.</p>
<p>The Japanese major says it will boost profitability by strengthening sales of high-priced products in the ASEAN region as well as bolstering sports models in India. In developed markets, the company is promoting structural reforms in manufacturing and sales functions.</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/exclusive-yamaha-developing-allnew-electric-2w-platform-for-india--global-markets-40689"><span style="color:#ff0000;">EXCLUSIVE:<span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span>Yamaha developing all-new electric 2W platform for India, global markets</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/yamaha-launches-fzfi-v30-with-abs-at-rs-95-000-41893"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yamaha launches FZ-FI v3.0 with ABS at Rs 95,000</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/yamaha-makes-strategic-investment-in-grab--partners-motorcycle-ridehailing-service-41561"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yamaha makes strategic investment in Grab, partners motorcycle ride-hailing service</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/india-yamaha-motor-roy-kurian-resigns-41973"><span style="color:#ff0000;">India Yamaha Motor&#39;s Roy Kurian resigns</span></a></strong></p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/yamaha-motor-sees-drop-in-motorcycle-sales--bets-on-premium-2w-sales-from-india-42062Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:53:00Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2019 to be held in Malaysia<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/7c5a130e-6644-42fe-a260-9891d64d7268.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Global energy major Shell announced that its marquee event Shell Eco Marathon will see its Asia leg to be hosted in Malaysia.&nbsp;The Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2019 is part of its global Make the Future Live programme, and will be held at Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur. </strong></p>
<p>The Asia competition returns back to where it was first held in 2010, and celebrates its 10th&nbsp;year of challenging bright young student minds to design and build ultra-energy-efficient cars, and then take them out on the track in competition.</p>
<p>The event will be held from April 29 to May 2, with over100 teams from all over Asia and the Middle East test their self-built energy-efficient cars in the Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge, to see who can go the farthest using the least amount of energy.&nbsp;In 2018 Singapore hosted the event, where the winning team was efficient enough to travel&nbsp;2,341&nbsp;kilometres &ndash; about the distance from Malaysia to Yangon, Myanmar &ndash; on just one litre of fuel.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Shell Malaysia is proud to host the 10th Shell Eco-marathon Asia at our home ground. It is an inspiring event that supports Shell&rsquo;s vision of sustainable mobility - more energy efficient vehicles and cleaner road transport.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&rsquo;s really impressive to see student teams pitting their skills against their cohorts from different countries to see who can design and build the most fuel-efficient vehicle,&rdquo; explained Iain Lo, chairman of Shell Malaysia.</p>
<p>The student teams will also have the opportunity to qualify for the Shell Eco-marathon&nbsp;Drivers&rsquo; World Championship. The programme was introduced to the Shell Eco Marathon in 2016, &nbsp;which challenges the best Urban Concept teams to combine the proven energy efficiency of their car with the speed and skill of their driver, in a race to see who can cross the finish line first on the least amount of fuel. The qualified teams will go to London for a chance to compete with teams from Europe and the Americas. In 2018,&nbsp;ITS Team 2 from Indonesia&rsquo;s Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya was crowned the ultimate global winner of the Drivers&rsquo; World Championship, the second Asian team to win in the three years the competition has been running.</p>
<p>India will again be participating in Shell Eco Marathon Asia for the ninth&nbsp;year in a row, with a contingent of 12 futuristic cars from 12 universities competing to be the most energy-efficient. The participating teams from India include &mdash; Delhi Technological University (DTU); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) &ndash; Banaras Hindu University (BHU);&nbsp;Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore; Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University; and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani&nbsp;will participate and showcase fuel-efficient technologies.</p>
<p>The Team Averera from IIT-BHU recently won the first edition of the Make the Future India 2018 and achieved an astounding 362.5 km/kWh in the Prototype Battery Electric Category.&nbsp; Other teams from DTU, Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and VIT University who participated in Make the Future India 2018 will also be representing the country in the Asia chapter of SEM this year.</p>
<p>Shanna Simmons, global technical director, Shell Eco Marathon, said: &ldquo;Every year, we see an increasing standard of performance, as well as team spirit and passion, among the student participants at Shell Eco Marathon Asia. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is the perfect venue to witness new innovations in vehicle design come to life. We look forward to another exciting year at Shell Eco Marathon Asia."</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/shell-ecomarathon-asia-2019-to-be-held-in-malaysia-42051Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:52:00Toyota and SoftBank's JV for new mobility services starts commercial operations<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/cd1dd115-39da-4ed9-89c8-de82b99cc1a4.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Toyota Motor Corp and SoftBank Corp have completed investment in their joint venture, Monet Technologies, and full-scale operations commenced from February 1, 2019. The partners have invested around 2 billion yen (Rs 130 crore) and plan to scale this up to 10 billion yen (Rs 650 crore), which includes capital reserve.</strong></p>
<p>According to the two companies, Monet combines the first letters of the words &lsquo;mobility network&rsquo;, and was chosen to embody the desire of both companies to build a mobility network that provides safer and more comfortable mobility to everyone.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/MONET%201.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 665px;" title=""></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-and-softbank-in%C2%A0strategic-partnership-for-new-mobility-services-40899"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Toyota says Monet&#39;s of the three main business domains― on-demand mobility services, data-analysis services and Autono-MaaS</span></a></strong> ― the joint venture will first roll out on-demand mobility services throughout Japan. The on-demand transportation through regional partnerships and corporate shuttles will begin in fiscal year 2018 through cooperation with local public agencies and private companies.</p>
<p>The objective of Monet is to help realise a safer and more comfortable mobility society by combining SoftBank&#39;s corporate philosophy, "Information Revolution&mdash; Happiness for everyone," with Toyota&#39;s vision of "Mobility for All."</p>
<p>The partners have said by the second half of the 2020s, Monet plans to roll out Autono-MaaS (autonomous mobility as a service) businesses using e-Palette, Toyota&#39;s dedicated battery electric vehicle for mobility services that can be used for various purposes, including mobility, logistics, and sales. The possibilities include demand-focused just-in-time mobility services, such as meal deliveries vehicle where food is prepared while on the move, hospital shuttles where onboard medical examinations can be performed, mobile offices, and many more. Monet also intends to roll out these businesses in Japan with an eye to future expansion on the global market.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-and-softbank-jv-for-new-mobility-services-starts-commercial-operations-41999Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:06:00Rohm adopts STMicroelectronics solutions for wireless charging in vehicles<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/bc80d3b5-a611-41f0-8fed-a203923f1281.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>STMicroelectronics,&nbsp;a leading semiconductor maker has announced that its automotive NFC Reader IC (ST25R3914) and its automotive 8-bit microcontroller (STM8AF) have been chosen for the Qi-compliant automotive wireless charging reference design from Rohm.</strong></p>
<p>The contactless communication based on NFC is already used for functions including mobile payment by Smartphone and in recent years, NFC use has been rapidly widening from mobile devices to industrial equipment, IoT devices, and even automotive systems.</p>
<p>The automotive wireless charging module reference design from Rohm, for which they&rsquo;ve selected STMicroelectronics NFC Reader IC and 8-bit MCU, which is based on the BD57121MUF-M, a Qi-standard 15-W wireless charger IC being developed by Rohm that aims to increase the adoption of wireless charging in the centre console of the vehicle. One benefit of STMicroelectronics technology contribution is to enable the sophisticated control that makes possible the detection of contactless smart cards in proximity to the charging system in order to halt the charging immediately. This important and appreciated function prevents the failure of those cards due to the strong magnetic field generated by the Qi transmitter.</p>
<p>The semiconductor maker says its automotive NFC Reader IC, the ST25R3914, is an AEC-Q100 grade 1 qualified NFC analog front-end device supporting ISO14443A/B, ISO15693, FeliCa, and active P2P. Its offers superior RF performance and its unique Automatic Antenna Tuning function dynamically adopts to the challenging metallic environments make it the perfect fit for automotive applications. It comes with a MISRA-C: 2012-compliant RF middleware which helps to shorten the time required for software development.</p>
<p>The automotive 8-bit MCU, STM8AF, provides high performance, wide-ranging choice for memory size, and many package options, contributing to more flexible automotive systems. The MCU features true data EEPROM, CAN and LIN bus, and high operating temperature support up to 150 degree Celsius. In combination with the NFC function, it can also be used as a controller to manage new automotive NFC applications, such as Bluetooth&nbsp;/ Wi-Fi pairings for Smartphones, &#39;infotainment&#39; using NFC verification, and engine start-up.</p>
<p>Hiroshi Noguchi, Japan country manager, STMicroelectronics, said: &ldquo;Rohm&rsquo;s adoption of the ST NFC products and 8-bit microcontroller for their Qi-standard automotive wireless-charging reference design shows that ST&rsquo;s broad product line-up has big potential for creating new and valuable automotive functions. We anticipate many auto manufacturers will see wireless charging as an important added value that will provide ST with another way to contribute to a more comfortable driving experience for consumers.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[The detection of contactless smart cards in proximity to the charging system in order to halt the charging immediately.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/bc80d3b5-a611-41f0-8fed-a203923f1281.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/bc80d3b5-a611-41f0-8fed-a203923f1281.jpg&h=485&w=73541998https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/rohm-adopts-stmicroelectronics-solutions-for-wireless-charging-in-vehicles-41998
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/rohm-adopts-stmicroelectronics-solutions-for-wireless-charging-in-vehicles-41998Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:35:00Continental to sponsor electric off-road racing series<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b28f3eeb-9373-4e4b-a182-813e23fed8d4.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 company, Continental will sponsor &#39;Extreme E&#39; an off-road electric racing series. The company will also supply electric SUVs and tyre technology with the new series planned to take participants to the most remote corners of the world.</strong></p>
<p>The Extreme E organisers are anticipating 12 teams will take part in the inaugural season, slated to begin in two years. The prototype testing is scheduled to start in April 2019 and Continental says it will initially be a founding partner of Extreme E and in 2021 it will become a premium partner.</p>
<p>The tyre manufacturer will ensure perfect road grip, whether in the Himalayas, on the coast of the Indian Ocean, in the Arctic, across the desert or in the tropics. The racing series at its locations will emphasise the challenges with which everyone in these ecosystems is already being confronted by today.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;We are truly excited to partner with Extreme E,&rdquo; said Nikolai Setzer, member of the Executive Board of Continental responsible for the Tire division and Corporate Purchasing (pictured above). &ldquo;This very new format of racing sports offers the opportunity to demonstrate how our ultra-high performance tyres succeed in extreme conditions. Drivers in this adventurous off-road series will experience how performance meets safety on no matter which ground."</p>
<p>"An important factor of this series will be to heighten the audiences awareness towards current and future challenges such as climate change, the responsible interaction with our environment and the protection of important ecosystems. Sustainability is high on our company&rsquo;s agenda and this aligns perfectly with the targets of Extreme E, too,&rdquo; added Setzer.</p>
<p>The technology company will equip all of the cars in the races with suitable tyres for the respective terrain.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/extreme-e-image1-data.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="height: 437px; width: 656px;" title=""></p>
<p>Alejandro Agag, founder and CEO, Formula E (pictured above) added: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always been passionate about progressing electric vehicle technology and the impact that clean mobility solutions can have on the efforts to halt global climate change. I strongly believe that Extreme E can help make the world more sustainable faster, and we have a dream team to make this ambition a reality. Gil de Ferran is a leader in the world of motorsport, and in David de Rothschild and Fisher Stevens, Extreme E has attracted two of the best in their respective fields. Likewise, welcoming Continental Tires as a founding partner - and CBMM as niobium supplier - is a huge boost to Extreme E and shows the strong commercial appetite for this sustainable sport and entertainment concept.&rdquo;.</p>
<![CDATA[The Extreme E organisers are anticipating 12 teams will take part in the inaugural season, slated to begin in two years]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b28f3eeb-9373-4e4b-a182-813e23fed8d4.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b28f3eeb-9373-4e4b-a182-813e23fed8d4.jpg&h=485&w=73541987https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-to-sponsor-electric-offroad-racing-series-41987
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-to-sponsor-electric-offroad-racing-series-41987Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:07:00"How I started my own car firm" - the story of Rivian<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e07bdcd-6e64-4941-92d8-b606760de5c6.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>"We actually started in 2009 with a 2+2 hybrid coupé,&rdquo; says Rivian&rsquo;s founder and CEO, RJ Scaringe, of the world&rsquo;s &lsquo;newest&rsquo; car company. Its first two models, the&nbsp;R1S SUV and R1T pick-up truck &ndash; both big-range electric vehicles sharing a common architecture &ndash; were revealed at the recent&nbsp;Los Angeles motor show. But it turns out Rivian isn&rsquo;t new at all.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Now a decade old, Rivian was known as Avera when it started. Search hard in Google and you&rsquo;ll find a cryptic teaser image of the Avera coupé under blue covers, never to be revealed. And it never has gone public &ndash; until now.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been really hard to get here &ndash; much harder than I thought it would be,&rdquo; says 35-year-old Scaringe on reflection of the decade it&rsquo;s taken for him to go public with his car company. So why the long wait, then?&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;You look at the costs for a car company &ndash; you need huge capital, a large team, and everything costs,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;You need many hundreds of suppliers and then a product to attract customers &ndash; and then you need time. Even if you had everything in place at the start, it&rsquo;d take four or five years. It&rsquo;s challenging. We started a company with none of those things.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Which is why Rivian has a very different feel to it than other startups. It waited until all those things were in place before going public with its models, rather than announcing the company and its plans with a big bang right at its formation.</p>
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<p>Rivian is 10 years old and has never made a car, but does have its cars designed, engineered and ready to go, plus an ex-Mitsubishi&nbsp;factory being readied to build them in. Crucially, Rivian is also well funded through investors, who have backed the U-turns Scaringe has performed with the company&rsquo;s direction.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;With the 2+2 coupé, I raised a small amount of capital,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I had 20 people on a small team, and then after about two and a half years at the end of 2011, we got to a fork in the road. We could continue down that path, hoping something changes, unlock the capital and then scale up. Or shelve it all, and use those lessons to rethink the business.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I shelved it, then began the process of thinking hard about why we exist. Nothing else matters if you can&rsquo;t answer that. I didn&rsquo;t believe in the business &ndash; there was a gap.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Scaringe believes he has now truly found a niche, and something different and lasting. Rivian plans to make what it calls electric adventure vehicles, like a cross between&nbsp;Tesla&nbsp;and&nbsp;Land Rover. It will keep its vehicles premium, and production numbers in the thousands rather than the millions.</p>
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<p>Scaringe calls it &ldquo;brand sharpness&rdquo;, keeping the product portfolio small but all closely related and with clear family ties; Rivian won&rsquo;t be making everything from superminis to supercars, like some premium brands do. Everything will be an off-roader.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Nothing will change in the next 10, 100 or 1000 years &ndash; humans will want to explore and I have thousands of years of evidence to explore that,&rdquo; Scaringe says. &ldquo;In a world of pods, you&rsquo;ll still need things to take you on adventures. If you want to go skiing in 2035 or 2040, you take a Rivian.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Scaringe axed his initial coupé, and he&rsquo;s already on the third version of the architecture and vehicles that became the R1T and R1S.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It took a lot of time to design this architecture,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I built two earlier versions of this. The gear tunnel [a storage area that runs underneath the R1T between the rear doors and rear wheels] is the only thing to survive from the first one &ndash; it&rsquo;s my favourite feature.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The second version was what you see here under the skin, but the company was just engineers; we did a lot of work on the systems and architecture but the design wasn&rsquo;t right &ndash; it didn&rsquo;t capture the outdoors. That was 2015/16, and then in late 2016/early 2017, we started to rethink the design. Jeff Hammoud [ex-Jeep&nbsp;designer] joined us, and now it looks really sharp.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>In a world of disruptive start-ups, Rivian&rsquo;s lips-sealed approach has also been unique. Nothing leaked, or was &lsquo;teased&rsquo;. It still has significant hurdles to overcome between now and the end of next year when production starts, including converting the Mitsubishi factory to a Rivian one (&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in between a&nbsp;Mitsubishi&nbsp;plant and a Rivian one,&rdquo; says Scaringe) and developing a plan to sell the vehicles and build up aftersales, none of which are insignificant tasks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Throughout this, we took the decision to be really quiet,&rdquo; says Scaringe. &ldquo;Not by hype stealth, but to say nothing, not even have a sign on the building. This has actually enabled us to raise money &ndash; it was the right way, but the more challenging way. It actually gave the investors confidence.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;With start-ups, there&rsquo;s actual progress versus perceived progress. With us, it&rsquo;s the flip. Sometimes it was hard [to stay quiet]. It was always hard when people would say things, that these guys weren&rsquo;t serious. It sucks your pride&hellip; They said we were just three guys in a garage &ndash; but if you went to look on LinkedIn and saw the jobs, we were serious.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/pininfarina-to-launch-electric-supersuv-using-rivian-tech-41514"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pininfarina to launch electric super-SUV using Rivian tech</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/electric-startup-rivian-unveils-pickup-truck-to-rival-tesla-41410"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Electric start-up Rivian unveils pick-up truck to rival Tesla</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[Silence instead of hype was a good start, says Rivian founder RJ Scaringe, as the brand goes public on its electric range.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e07bdcd-6e64-4941-92d8-b606760de5c6.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3e07bdcd-6e64-4941-92d8-b606760de5c6.jpg&h=485&w=73541943https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/how-i-started-my-own-car-firm--the-story-of-rivian-41943
https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/how-i-started-my-own-car-firm--the-story-of-rivian-41943Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:09:00Plastic Omnium and Hella extend partnership for integrated car body lighting<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6db71137-da04-47c0-bbba-bc41d8983544.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><em>Pictured above: In the foreground: Christopher Mokwa, senior VP corporate strategy and M&amp;A, Hella; Felicie Burelle, senior executive VP strategy and development, Plastic Omnium. </em></p>
<p><em>In the background: Laurent Burelle, chairman and CEO, Plastic Omnium and Dr Rolf Breidenbach, CEO, Hella.</em></p>
<p><strong>Plastic Omnium and Hella have announced the launch of an innovative co-development project on integrated solutions, combining exterior body parts and lighting. </strong></p>
<p>The collaboration will involve engineering and design experts from both companies based in Germany, will be focused on jointly developing new systems integrating innovative lighting technologies, and intelligent exterior systems, at the front and at the rear of the car.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Laurent Burelle, chairman and CEO, Plastic Omnium said: &ldquo;This new partnership between Plastic Omnium and Hella, will provide the market with combined technologies and solutions, bringing together the best of the know-how on both companies on new styling and advanced functionalities for the body exterior. This will enhance the offer towards our customers in the fields of smart bumpers and tailgates, enriched with communication and lighting features.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dr Rolf Breidenbach, CEO, Hella said: "Lighting is shaping the vehicle design more than ever. The demand for individualisation and differentiation will continue to grow in the future. Additionally, lighting can also contribute to communication and safety in automated driving scenarios. By further deepening the collaboration with our long-standing partner Plastic Omnium, we will have additional opportunities to further drive these market trends and offer our customers new levels of freedom in terms of functionality and design."</p>
<p>Both companies are already involved in a global partnership through HBPO, worldwide leader of development, assembly and logistics of Front-End Modules solutions. In 2018 HBPO reported sales revenue of &euro; 2 billion (Rs 16,100 crore).</p>
<p>Plastic Omnium said with this technological partnership it continues to underpin its innovation strategy, which is supported by 3,500 engineers in 24 R&amp;D centres worldwide. It continues to invest around 6 percent of its revenue every year.</p>
<p>The company further says its innovative capabilities have also been recently reinforced with the launch of a partnership with Brose on innovative side-door systems; the creation of &lsquo;Plastic Omnium New Energies&rsquo;, which is dedicated to the development of clean energies of the future, specifically hydrogen and fuel cells. &nbsp;Plastic Omnium is also construction extension of 3 new R&amp;D centres, combined with an open innovation network. This the company says with its expertises and investments will enable it to find additional growth opportunities in meeting the technological challenges of autonomous and clean vehicles.</p>
<![CDATA[The partnership will focus on jointly developing new systems integrating innovative lighting technologies, and intelligent exterior systems, at the front and at the rear of the car. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6db71137-da04-47c0-bbba-bc41d8983544.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6db71137-da04-47c0-bbba-bc41d8983544.png&h=485&w=73541938https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/plastic-omnium-and-hella-extend-partnership-for-integrated-car-body-lighting-41938
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/plastic-omnium-and-hella-extend-partnership-for-integrated-car-body-lighting-41938Fri, 25 Jan 2019 20:33:00Bosch to buy Daimler's stake in EM-motive, looks to expand customer base<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/62120eb4-bf51-4f6c-8911-a10fa57765ff.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German component major, Bosch is now assuming full control of EM-motive, one of Europe&rsquo;s most successful manufacturers of electric motors. The company was set up by Bosch and Daimler as a 50:50 joint venture in 2011.</strong></p>
<p>Since the time, the EM-motive has manufactured around 450,000 electric motors. &ldquo;For Bosch, the complete acquisition of EM-motive is the next logical step on the path to becoming the market leader for electromobility. It&rsquo;s a chance to establish an even broader presence in the market,&rdquo; said Dr Stefan Hartung, member of the board of management of Robert Bosch and chairman of its Mobility Solutions business sector.</p>
<p>The company says right from the establishment of the joint venture, Bosch had secured an option to acquire the shares. A complete takeover was thus already an option in the joint venture agreement. The change in ownership structure will not have any immediate effect on the around 340 EM-motive associates currently working at the locations in Stuttgart and Hildesheim, Germany.</p>
<p>Dr Mathias Pillin, the member of the Powertrain Solutions executive management responsible for the electric-vehicle market segment, said: &ldquo;The company&rsquo;s electric motors already feature in vehicles made by Daimler, Porsche, Fiat, Volvo, Peugeot, and StreetScooter, among others. With this move, Bosch above all intends to acquire new customers in the rapidly growing global market."</p>
<p>As part of the move the existing company EM-motive will be transferred to Robert Bosch, the acquisition of the shares is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. The partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price or any further details of the acquisition.</p>
<p>The JV was set up to make it economical for the two partners to enter electric-motor manufacturing: given the initially small batch sizes. Bosch and Daimler were able to share the high capital cost of developing and manufacturing electric motors. As a result they were able to enter electric-motor production early.</p>
<p>Bosch states the motor is a key component in the electrical powertrain, the more efficiently it works, the less energy it consumes, which not only means greater range, but also significantly lower operating costs. Even now, the electromobility business is growing rapidly, and by the start of the next decade at the latest, it will have developed into a mass market.</p>
<![CDATA[Bosch intends to acquire new customers in the rapidly growing global market.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/62120eb4-bf51-4f6c-8911-a10fa57765ff.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/62120eb4-bf51-4f6c-8911-a10fa57765ff.jpg&h=485&w=73541936https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-to-buy-daimler-stake-in-emmotive--looks-to-expand-customer-base-41936
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-to-buy-daimler-stake-in-emmotive--looks-to-expand-customer-base-41936Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:14:00Renault names new CEO and chairman after Ghosn resigns<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e8e13069-3195-471e-a944-2ebdafd09f3a.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Renault has confirmed the appointment of a new chairman&nbsp;and a separate new CEO after&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-chairman-and-ceo-carlos-ghosn-steps-down-41926"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Carlos Ghosn resigned while facing financial misconduct charges.</span></a></strong></p>
<p>Former Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard has been named director and chairman, while Ghosn&#39;s former deputy, Thierry Bollore, takes over as CEO in a move to new structure less reliant on one individual.</p>
<p>The French government earlier revealed that Ghosn decided to resign&nbsp;after reports&nbsp;he would be ousted from the French car maker in an emergency board meeting today.&nbsp;The decision&nbsp;is believed to be an&nbsp;attempt to heal the rift between allies&nbsp;Nissan and Renault that has developed since the scandal broke.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A statement issued by Renault confirmed Senard "will be the main contact person for the Japanese partner and the other Alliance partners for any discussion on the Alliance&#39;s organisation and evolution". It continued: "He will propose to the Board of Directors any new Alliance agreement that he considers useful for Renault&#39;s future."</p>
<p>The architect and former boss of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi&nbsp;Alliance is still detained in Japan, facing charges of&nbsp;serious financial misconduct. His resignation&nbsp;comes two months after his arrest and subsequent dismissal from Nissan.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Ghosn&#39;s multi-million-pound misconduct allegations: the latest</span></strong><br />
Nissan&nbsp;and Mitsubishi&nbsp;claimed last week in a joint statement&nbsp;that&nbsp;Ghosn received &pound;6.9 million in &#39;improper&#39; payments without consulting the board.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ghosn has had several bail applications denied&nbsp;after being indicted on charges of serious financial misconduct, aggravated breach of trust and understating his income for three years. New allegations come directly from two of his former employers, claiming he failed to consult the board when&nbsp;receiving&nbsp;payments from Nissan-Mitsubishi BV&nbsp;(NMBV), a Netherlands-based joint venture set up to explore greater collaboration within the group.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Prosecutors laid further charges against Ghosn last week,&nbsp;days after he issued a public statement claiming that&nbsp;he has been "wrongly accused" of serious financial misconduct.</p>
<p>The 64-year-old was arrested by prosecutors in Japan in November&nbsp;last year. His hearing at a court in Tokyo last week&nbsp;was his first public appearance since then.</p>
<p>In a prepared statement to the court issued by his legal team, Ghosn said: &ldquo;I am innocent of the accusations made against me. I have always acted with integrity and have never been accused of any wrongdoing in my several-decade professional career.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I have been wrongly accused and unfairly detained based on meritless and unsubstantiated accusations.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The court hearing was requested by Ghosn&rsquo;s lawyers to explain the reasons for his prolonged detention. The judge, Yuichi Tada, said it was because he was considered a flight risk&nbsp;and there was the possibility that he could conceal evidence.</p>
<p>According to reports, Ghosn was led into the court in handcuffs and with a rope around his waist&nbsp;and appeared notably thinner than previously.</p>
<p>In his statement, Ghosn also listed his achievements during his time as head of Nissan, and added: &ldquo;I have a genuine love and appreciation for Nissan."</p>
<p>He said: &ldquo;I believe strongly that in all of my efforts on behalf of the company, I have acted honourably, legally and with the knowledge and approval of the appropriate executives inside the company &ndash; with the sole&nbsp;purpose of supporting and strengthening Nissan, and helping to restore its place as one of Japan&rsquo;s finest and most respected companies.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Ghosn denies claims in </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">statement</span></strong><br />
Responding to the claims of under-reporting his salary, Ghosn said: &ldquo;I never received any compensation from Nissan that was not disclosed, nor did I ever enter into any binding contract with Nissan to be paid a fixed amount that was not disclosed.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Ghosn&rsquo;s statement included rebuttals of several of the specific charges made against him, which include claims he moved personal investment losses totalling 1.85bn yen (&pound;13.3m) to Nissan.</p>
<p>He said he did ask the company to take on the collateral temporarily due to his foreign exchange contracts&nbsp;but that the company didn&#39;t lose money through this move.</p>
<p>Ghosn has also been accused of using Nissan funds to make payments to Saudi businessman Khaled Juffali, in return for a letter of credit to help with investment losses.</p>
<p>In response, Ghosn said that Juffali was &ldquo;appropriately contributed&rdquo; for helping Nissan secure funding, solve an issue with a distributor in the Gulf region and negotiate the development of a plant in Saudi Arabia.</p>
<p>Representatives of the Khaled Juffali Company also issued a statement, saying that the payments it received from Nissan were "for legitimate business purposes".</p>
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<![CDATA[Ghosn announces resignation from detention in Japan; ex-Michelin boss becomes chairman and Ghosn's deputy CEO]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e8e13069-3195-471e-a944-2ebdafd09f3a.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e8e13069-3195-471e-a944-2ebdafd09f3a.jpg&h=485&w=73541929https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-names-new-ceo-and-chairman-after-ghosn-resigns-41929
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-names-new-ceo-and-chairman-after-ghosn-resigns-41929Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:21:00Renault chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn steps down<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0d674afd-c940-4f08-815a-98652dcce7f8.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Carlos Ghosn has resigned from his position as the chairman and CEO of Renault, said&nbsp;French finance minister Bruno Le Maire to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/carlos-ghosn-s-inglorious-exit-from-renault-caps-fall-from-grace">Bloomberg TV</a> in an interview yesterday night.</strong></p>
<p>The architect and former boss of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/renault-nissan-alliance-and-mitsubishi-motors-join-forces">Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi</a>&nbsp;alliance is still being detained in Japan, facing charges of&nbsp;serious financial misconduct. Renault&#39;s emergency board meeting, where Ghosn is expected to be replaced, comes two months after his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/nissan-officially-dismisses-carlos-ghosn-chairman-role">arrest and subsequent dismissal from Nissan</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The board will meet tomorrow morning, where sources suggest they will consider appointing former Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard as chairman and Ghosn&#39;s debuty Thierry Bollore as CEO. It&#39;s been suggested that the decision is an attempt to heal the rift between Nissan and Renault that has developed since the scandal.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-reviews/nissan">Nissan</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-reviews/mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</a>&nbsp;claimed last week that&nbsp;Ghosn received &pound;6.9 million in &#39;improper&#39; payments without consulting the board, in a joint statement issued by both brands.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ghosn has had several bail applications denied&nbsp;after being indicted on charges of serious financial misconduct, aggravated breach of trust and understating his income for three years. New allegations come direct from two of his former employers, claiming he failed to consult the board when&nbsp;receiving&nbsp;payments from Nissan-Mitsubishi BV&nbsp;(NMBV), a Netherlands-based joint venture set up to explore greater collaboration within the group.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Prosecutors laid further charges against Ghosn last week,&nbsp;days after he issued a public statement claiming that&nbsp;he has been "wrongly accused" of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/nissan-oust-boss-carlos-ghosn-due-serious-misconduct">serious financial misconduct</a>.</p>
<p>The 64-year-old was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/nissan-oust-boss-carlos-ghosn-due-serious-misconduct">arrested by prosecutors in Japan in November</a>&nbsp;last year. His hearing at a court in Tokyo last week&nbsp;was his first public appearance since then.</p>
<p>In a prepared statement to the court issued by his legal team, Ghosn said: &ldquo;I am innocent of the accusations made against me. I have always acted with integrity and have never been accused of any wrongdoing in my several-decade professional career.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;I have been wrongly accused and unfairly detained based on meritless and unsubstantiated accusations.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The court hearing was requested by Ghosn&rsquo;s lawyers to explain the reasons for his prolonged detention. The judge, Yuichi Tada, said it was because he was considered a flight risk, and the possibility of concealing evidence.</p>
<p>According to reports, Ghosn was led into the court in handcuffs and with a rope around his waist, and appeared notably thinner than previously.</p>
<p>In his statement, Ghosn also listed his achievements during his time as head of Nissan, and added: &ldquo;I have a genuine love and appreciation for Nissan."</p>
<p>&ldquo;I believe strongly that in all of my efforts on behalf of the company, I have acted honourably, legally and with the knowledge and approval of the appropriate executives inside the company &ndash; with the sole&nbsp;purpose of supporting and strengthening Nissan, and helping to restore its place as one of Japan&rsquo;s finest and most respected companies.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Ghosn denies claims in statement</strong><br>
Responding to the claims of under-reporting his salary, Ghosn said: &ldquo;I never received any compensation from Nissan that was not disclosed, nor did I ever enter into any binding contract with Nissan to be paid a fixed amount that was not disclosed.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Ghosn&rsquo;s statement included rebuttals of several of the specific charges made against him, which include claims he moved personal investment losses totalling 1.85bn yen (&pound;13.3m) to Nissan.</p>
<p>He said he did ask the company to take on the collateral temporarily due to his foreign exchange contracts, but that the company did not lose money through this move.</p>
<p>Ghosn has also been accused of using Nissan funds to make payments to Saudi businessman Khaled Juffali, in return for a letter of credit to help with investment losses.</p>
<p>In response, Ghosn said that Juffali was &ldquo;appropriately contributed&rdquo; for helping Nissan secure funding, solve an issue with a distributor in the Gulf region and negotiate the development of a plant in Saudi Arabia.</p>
<p>Representatives of the Khaled Juffali Company also issued a statement, saying that the payments it received from Nissan were "for legitimate business pusposes".</p>
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<![CDATA[Renault calls board meeting to replace Ghosn as Chairman and CEO, reports suggest, in a move aimed at easing tensions with Nissan]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0d674afd-c940-4f08-815a-98652dcce7f8.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0d674afd-c940-4f08-815a-98652dcce7f8.jpg&h=485&w=73541926https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-chairman-and-ceo-carlos-ghosn-steps-down-41926
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-chairman-and-ceo-carlos-ghosn-steps-down-41926Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:29:00Dyson electric car: ex-Infiniti boss to head up EV operations<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/478b4896-4693-49f2-b221-ba55d6b52eb7.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Dyson has employed Roland Krueger, former president of&nbsp;Infiniti, to head up its automotive division in preparation for the launch of its electric car in 2021.</strong></p>
<p>Krueger&nbsp;led&nbsp;Nissan&#39;s luxury division from 2015 before quietly leaving "to pursue other opportunities" earlier this month. Dyson CEO Jim Rowan confirmed his appointment in a financial results conference today, stating that Krueger is a "very well respected and experienced executive within&nbsp;the industry, and his appointment proves how serious we are about taking this project and this division to the next level".</p>
<p>Rowan said&nbsp;the company will invest "in excess of $1&nbsp;billion (Rs 7,127&nbsp;crore) " in the EV project this year alone. When questioned about Dyson&#39;s ability to make mass production of electric vehicles profitable, Rowan claimed it will benefit from an already established "high-velocity supply chain"&nbsp;and the experience gained from the production of more than 50 million digital motors for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers.</p>
<p>Dyson has also announced it will relocate its group head office to Singapore, in a move aimed at allowing it to better manage its operations there. Last year the firm announced it will be building its electric cars at an all-new facility in the south-east Asian city state.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The purpose-built two-storey plant is part of a &pound;2.5bn (Rs 23,300 crore) investment in the electric car project, with prototypes set to be produced next year ahead of the car&#39;s 2021 launch. The announcement follows the unveiling of its&nbsp;proving ground at Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire, which includes&nbsp;test tracks, motorway-like surfaces, high-speed strips and an off-road course.</p>
<p>The decision to base the plant in Singapore is partly influenced by Dyson already having a strong foothold there, employing 1,100 people at a facility that designs and builds the high-speed digital motors used in the firm&#39;s vacuum cleaners and hand dryers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In a letter to Dyson employees, Rowan said: "Singapore also offers access to high-growth markets as well as an extensive supply chain and a highly skilled workforce. Singapore has a comparatively high cost base, but also great technology expertise and focus. It is therefore the right place to make high-quality technology-loaded machines, and the right place to make our electric vehicle."</p>
<p>Dyson initially made its vacuum cleaners and washing machines in Wiltshire&nbsp;but transferred production to Malaysia in 2002&nbsp;and, in 2004, opened a manufacturing plant in the country in a joint venture with a Singapore-based investment group. In 2013, Dyson opened its&nbsp;digital motor plant in Tuas, Singapore, which has since been significantly expanded. Having a supply network in the region will give it a head start in ramping up production for its first electric car.</p>
<p>Dyson&#39;s long-term automotive&nbsp;plans suggest a diverse range of electric cars will eventually be produced.&nbsp;We already know there will be a three-car line-up,&nbsp;with an SUV almost a certainty,&nbsp;on&nbsp;top of the high-end model already mooted. A sports car will not be part of the range, but a top speed of more than 100mph for one or more&nbsp;models is suggested.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With &pound;85m (Rs 792 crore)&nbsp;already spent on restoring two hangars at&nbsp;Hullavington, Dyson&#39;s investment in the site will reach &pound;200m (Rs 1,864 crore)&nbsp;once work is completed, with a further &pound;550m (Rs 5,126 crore) of investment planned once the facility is up and running.&nbsp;Handling, rural and off-road courses are confirmed, as is a skid pan and a high-speed runway for testing at more than 100mph.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rowan said: "Our growing automotive team is now working from Dyson&rsquo;s state-of-the-art hangars at Hullavington Airfield. It will quickly become a world-class vehicle-testing campus,&nbsp;where we anticipate investing &pound;550m (Rs 5,126 crore), creating even more high-skilled jobs for Britain.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Three more buildings will be opened at the site in the next few months, the company revealed, although its&nbsp;automotive employees have already moved to the renovated H86 hangar at the site.</p>
<p>The company also&nbsp;recently trademarked&nbsp;the terminology &lsquo;Digital Motor&rsquo;&nbsp;for automotive use.&nbsp;Previously used only on its household products, the Digital Motor moniker describes a brushless permanent-magnet synchronous motor &ndash;&nbsp;the same type found in many electric vehicles currently on the market.</p>
<p>The trademark, filed recently for the European market, applies to both cars and non-road-going machines, although its use in an automotive context is a first for the company.&nbsp;Dyson also wants to&nbsp;grow its EV programme workforce by 300 people in a bid to ramp up the pace of development before the 2021 vehicle&nbsp;reaches the market.</p>
<p>Dyson, a leader in vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, already has 400 employees focused on the project, but is now "looking to fill an additional 300 automotive vacancies"&nbsp;as it moves into&nbsp;Hullavington,&nbsp;a 750-acre campus that will be Dyson&rsquo;s second research and development site in Britain.</p>
<p>The EV project has been&nbsp;working to produce three&nbsp;models&nbsp;for more than three years. Its first will be a low-volume car produced in fewer than 10,000 units.&nbsp;Sir James said this model&nbsp;will carry a premium price tag but will not be a&nbsp;sports car.</p>
<p>Dyson will use this low-volume first model&#39;s development and production period to&nbsp;establish relationships with suppliers&nbsp;so that when it focuses on future models, which will include mass-produced cars, it will already be an established manufacturer.</p>
<p>The British company plans to produce two mass-produced EV models after the low-volume debutant.&nbsp;If all goes well, the brand intends to continue developing EVs in&nbsp;the future.</p>
<p>Dyson is working to produce its cars with&nbsp;solid state battery&nbsp;technology. This advanced battery chemistry, which uses&nbsp;higher energy density cells that are quicker to charge and store more energy&nbsp;than current liquid cells, is predicted to make it to market in time for the brand&#39;s second car, possibly at the start of the next decade.</p>
<p>This would place Dyson at the front of the race to bring solid state batteries to market. Of the existing car makers,&nbsp;Toyota has been most vocal&nbsp;about its&nbsp;plans to introduce the technology in the coming decade.&nbsp;A BMW spokesman recently claimed&nbsp;that the company is also making good progress,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Porsche has hinted that solid state EVs&nbsp;are in its product plans.</p>
<p>Dyson&#39;s solid state development appeared to have taken a hit when its battery expert,&nbsp;Ann Marie Sastry,&nbsp;left the company in&nbsp;late&nbsp;2017.&nbsp;Dyson told <em>Autocar UK</em> at the time that&nbsp;it doesn&#39;t&nbsp;"get into specifics on personnel matters" when questioned on the subject.</p>
<p>The brand is also investing in artificial intelligence&nbsp;along with a long list of other cutting-edge digital&nbsp;technologies, including robotics and machine learning. Although not officially linked to its car programme, this suggests Dyson will be well placed to integrate autonomous technology that can &#39;learn&#39; into its earliest vehicles.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Dyson&#39;s first EV</span></strong><br />
The first car&#39;s development is being funded by&nbsp;&pound;2.5bn (Rs 23,300 crore) in investment from Dyson and the project has&nbsp;received support from the British government.</p>
<p>Dyson is keeping details&nbsp;such as performance and&nbsp;range secret, but the first model won&#39;t be a mass-market car like the&nbsp;Renault Zoe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nissan Leaf;&nbsp;instead, it will be&nbsp;aimed at a more tech-oriented market. Dyson&#39;s existing household goods tend to be more expensive than the competition, suggesting&nbsp;that the EV&#39;s&nbsp;market position will be firmly in the premium segment, similar to that of Tesla.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the announcement of the EV&nbsp;plan, Sir James took swipes at governments&#39; push for diesels and the Dieselgate emissions scandal. "Governments around the world have encouraged the adoption of oxymoronically designated &lsquo;clean diesel&rsquo; engines through subsidies and grants," he said. "Major auto manufacturers have circumvented and duped clean air regulations. As a result, developed and developing cities are full of smog-belching cars, lorries and buses. It is a problem that others are ignoring."</p>
<p>He revealed that a major aim is to reduce air pollution from cars "at the source", saying:&nbsp;"I committed the company to develop new battery technologies. I believed that electrically powered vehicles would solve the vehicle pollution problem. Dyson carried on innovating. At this moment, we finally have the opportunity to bring all our technologies together into a single product.</p>
<p>"We&rsquo;ve started building an exceptional team that combines top Dyson engineers with talented individuals from the automotive industry. The team is already over 400 strong&nbsp;and we are recruiting aggressively. I&rsquo;m committed to investing &pound;2bn (Rs 18,640 crore)&nbsp;on this endeavour."</p>
<p>The EV will be Dyson-badged, unlike&nbsp;Google&#39;s Waymo project and Apple&#39;s autonomous car efforts that focus&nbsp;on components for other cars. Dyson&nbsp;is not planning to seek help from other manufacturers to bring the car to production.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Dyson CEO Jim Rowan confirms Roland Krueger will join as head of automotive, ahead of electric car prototypes emerging next year]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/478b4896-4693-49f2-b221-ba55d6b52eb7.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/478b4896-4693-49f2-b221-ba55d6b52eb7.png&h=485&w=73541925https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/dyson-electric-car-exinfiniti-boss-to-head-up-ev-operations-41925
https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/dyson-electric-car-exinfiniti-boss-to-head-up-ev-operations-41925Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:13:00Toyota and Panasonic confirm EV battery joint venture<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/974fd67f-bb96-4db1-afd9-e98bb1bf0668.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Toyota&nbsp;and Panasonic have confirmed plans to set up a joint venture to produce batteries for electric cars.</strong></p>
<p>The collaboration, which will begin by the end of 2020, will see the two companies transfer up to 3500 employees, and Panasonic relocate its manufacturing facilities in Japan and China. The batteries produced by the joint venture will be sold to multiple car manufacturers.</p>
<p>Neither company has revealed how much capital is being invested, but confirmed that the venture would be 51 percent&nbsp;controlled by Toyota.</p>
<p>Toyota and Panasonic have worked together since 1953, and as recently as 2017 struck an initial partnership to produce lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic is already the&nbsp;exclusive battery cell supplier to Tesla, but its batteries are already widely used across the automotive industry in EVs, including various hybrid models produced by Toyota.</p>
<p>A crucial aspect of the venture&nbsp;is considering how to make&nbsp;supply stable&nbsp;amid growing fears of shortages and concerns around the ethics of collecting the required elements to make the batteries. It is for this reason that the partnership aims to aid the proliferation of EVs globally, rather than simply Toyota or&nbsp;Lexus hybrids&nbsp;and EVs.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Together with Panasonic, we want to hone our competitiveness in batteries, one of the core technologies of electrified vehicles,&rdquo; Toyota Executive Vice-President Shigeki Terashi said. &ldquo;By contributing to the popularisation of Toyota&rsquo;s and other auto makers&rsquo; electrified vehicles, we want to help find solutions to issues such as global warming and environment and energy-related challenges.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The announcement follows an earlier agreement to study the feasibility of the two companies working together on the production of prismatic batteries for the automotive industry, and will aim to further develop next-generation solid-state batteries as the technology picks up pace in several areas of the industry, due to a potential higher capacity that would be suited to longer-range electric vehicles.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Panasonic is a leading company in the area of automotive batteries. I think it was fate for us to come together to work for this collaboration. We would like to offer opportunities to work together with other companies with the collaboration for the realisation of automotive prismatic batteries,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Toyota boss&nbsp;Akio Toyoda.</p>
<![CDATA[As electric cars’ hunger for power increases, two companies plan a joint venture to produce prismatic batteries]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/974fd67f-bb96-4db1-afd9-e98bb1bf0668.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/974fd67f-bb96-4db1-afd9-e98bb1bf0668.jpg&h=485&w=73541922https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-and-panasonic-confirm-ev-battery-joint-venture-41922
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-and-panasonic-confirm-ev-battery-joint-venture-41922Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:01:00Hyundai reveals world’s first multi-collision airbag system<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3df4aa84-35c0-40eb-bb6d-de95e1e63c21.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Hyundai Motor Group has announced the development and future commercialisation of the world&rsquo;s first multi-collision airbag system that significantly improves airbag performance in multi-collision accidents. Multi-collision accidents are those in which the primary impact is followed by collisions with secondary objects, such as trees, electrical posts or other vehicles, which occurs in three out of every 10 accidents.</strong></p>
<p>Current airbag systems do not offer secondary protection when the initial impact is insufficient to cause them to deploy. However, the multi-collision airbag system allows airbags to deploy effectively upon a secondary impact by calibrating the status of the vehicle and the occupants. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Hyundai&rsquo;s new technology detects occupant position in the cabin following an initial collision. When occupants are forced into unusual positions, the effectiveness of existing safety technology may be compromised. Multi-collision airbag systems are designed to deploy even faster when initial safety systems may not be effective, providing additional safety when drivers and passengers are most vulnerable. By recalibrating the collision intensity required for deployment, the airbag system responds more promptly during the secondary impact, thereby improving the safety of multi-collision vehicle occupants.</p>
<p>&ldquo;By improving airbag performance in multi-collision scenarios, we expect to significantly improve the safety of our drivers and passengers,&rdquo; said Taesoo Chi, head of Chassis Technology Center at Hyundai Motor Group. &ldquo;We will continue our research on more diverse crash situations as part of our commitment to producing even safer vehicles that protect occupants and prevent injuries.&rdquo;</p>
<p>According to statistics by the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS), an office of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in U.S., about 30 percent of 56,000 vehicle accidents from 2000 to 2012 in the North American region involved multi-collisions*.</p>
<p>The leading type of multi-collision accidents involved cars crossing over the center line (30.8 percent), followed by collisions caused by a sudden stop at highway tollgates (13.5 percent), highway median strip collisions (8.0 percent), and sideswiping and collision with trees and electric poles (4.0 percent).</p>
<p>Hyundai Motor Group, which says it analysed multi-collision scenarios in multilateral ways to improve airbag performance and precision in secondary collisions, will implement the system in new Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the future.</p>
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<![CDATA[Future Hyundai and Kia vehicles will receive state-of-the-art airbag technology that allows the airbags to deploy effectively upon a secondary impact by calibrating the status of the vehicle and the occupants. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3df4aa84-35c0-40eb-bb6d-de95e1e63c21.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/3df4aa84-35c0-40eb-bb6d-de95e1e63c21.jpg&h=485&w=73541899https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/hyundai-reveals-world’s-first-multicollision-airbag-system-41899
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/hyundai-reveals-world’s-first-multicollision-airbag-system-41899Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:19:00Innoviz partners Harman for affordable LiDAR Tech<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d80b43e7-e0b8-4a53-9f80-b7969c837a0f.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions,&nbsp;today announced that it has partnered Harman International, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets. The newfound strategic partnership will make Innoviz&rsquo;s high-performing, solid-state and mass-producible LiDAR solutions available to OEMs globally.</strong></p>
<p>Harman will leverage Innoviz&rsquo;s LiDAR offerings to reinforce its position as a leading provider of products and technologies to automakers that help improve vehicle safety, perception, connectivity and experiences. The partners say the Innoviz&rsquo;s LiDAR will specifically enhance Harman&#39;s existing ADAS and automated driving initiatives, helping deliver superior driver assist features today and enable Levels 3-5 automation tomorrow.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Harman&rsquo;s partnership with Innoviz reflects the company&rsquo;s leadership in providing high-quality perception solutions now, and dedication to collaboratively pushing the automotive industry forward in the short-term, meeting automakers&rsquo; ambitious goals of autonomous vehicles in the next few years. Together, we&rsquo;ll be able to effect change on a global scale, benefitting our customers and supporting the industry&rsquo;s unstoppable move towards semi- to fully-autonomous vehicles,&rdquo; said Mike Peters, president, Connected Car, Harman International.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/fbd9025f-b58d-400d-96c2-33fdd53f52e3_1.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 485px;" title=""></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bringing low-cost high-performance InnovizOne to OEMs</span></strong><br>
Under the partnership, Harman will make available InnovizOne to OEMs<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/innoviz-technologies-expands-presence-in-4-new-countries-41652&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1546952088064000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFaoh2hRYzgWSivmDW9cYQFzWZxjQ" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/innoviz-technologies-expands-presence-in-4-new-countries-41652" target="_blank">.&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff0000;">The low-cost solid-state LiDAR sensor (InnovizOne) is designed specifically for automotive deployments and automakers&rsquo; mass-production needs.</span></a></p>
<p>The Innoviz LiDAR sensors are claimed to create dense 3D point clouds and through Innoviz&rsquo;s perception software it enables object detection, classification and tracking at long distances. The solution delivers on all of the automotive industry&rsquo;s needs for performance, reliability, cost, compact size and product maturity, and is claimed to be an essential sensor for next generation autonomous vehicles.</p>
<p>Omer Keilaf, CEO and co-founder, Innoviz said: &ldquo;Partnering with Harman marks a significant milestone for Innoviz. Harman serves as a strategic gateway to OEMs pursuing ADAS and autonomous driving technologies that are in desperate need of a sensing solution that delivers unrivalled performance in a low-cost device that is available now. Innoviz has long served as a lighthouse in the LiDAR space, leading the pack with OEM design wins and Tier 1 supplier partnerships &ndash; and Harman helps strengthen that lead by offering Innoviz&rsquo;s LiDAR solutions.&rdquo;</p>
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<![CDATA[Innoviz’s LiDAR will enhance Harman's existing ADAS and automated driving initiatives, helping deliver superior driver assist features and enabling Levels 3-5 automation.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d80b43e7-e0b8-4a53-9f80-b7969c837a0f.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d80b43e7-e0b8-4a53-9f80-b7969c837a0f.jpg&h=485&w=73541758https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/innoviz-partners-harman-for-affordable-lidar-tech-41758
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/innoviz-partners-harman-for-affordable-lidar-tech-41758Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:40:00Consumer technology industry revenue to touch $398 Billion in 2019, says CTA<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/83e74df4-5a4a-498c-8b09-d1a733d5d64b.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The industries globally are witnessing tectonic shift ranging from manufacturing practice to the product itself. Artificial intelligence (AI) and fast connectivity, are becoming critical ingredients for the next era of category leaders such as smartphones, smart home devices and smart speakers.</strong></p>
<p>According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the trade association representing the United States consumer technology industry, which supports more than 15 million jobs, more than 2,200 companies &ndash; 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world&rsquo;s best-known brands, the U.S. consumer technology industry is expected to reach a record-breaking $398 billion (Rs 2,762,916 crore) &nbsp;in retail revenues ($301 billion wholesale or Rs 2,089,542 crore) in 2019 and clock 3.9 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth, which includes streaming services revenue.</p>
<p>Commenting on the finding, Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA said: &ldquo;The consumer tech sector is fast approaching another milestone &ndash; almost $400 billion (Rs 2,776,800 crore) &nbsp;in annual revenues &ndash; as more consumers embrace the efficiency, safety, entertainment and anytime/anywhere communication that technology brings to our everyday lives.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Our latest research shows innovations in AI and faster connectivity are among the key drivers for the industry&rsquo;s record growth. And CES 2019 is the very best place to see, touch, try and experience the game-changing technologies &ndash; from augmented and virtual reality to smart cities, sports tech and robotics &ndash; that are solving challenges big and small,&rdquo; added Shapiro.</p>
<p>Unveiled in advance of CES 2019, the latest edition of CTA&rsquo;s flagship, semi-annual&nbsp;&#39;US Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts&#39;&nbsp;report reflects factory sales-to-dealers for more than 300 consumer tech products and related software and services. The biannual report claims to serve as a benchmark for the U.S. consumer tech industry, charting the size and growth of underlying categories.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Emerging demand</span></strong><br />
Among the products projected to contribute significantly to the consumer tech sector&rsquo;s growth in 2019 &mdash; Voice controlled smart speakers; Smart home; Wireless earbuds; Smartwatches and drones.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The future is bright for many tech products consumers already know and love, as stalwart revenue drivers including smartphones, laptops and televisions continue to innovate,&rdquo; said Steve Koenig, vice-president of market research, CTA. &ldquo;2019 will mark the introduction of 5G-enabled devices and smartphones and next-gen screen technology such as 8K UHD televisions to the market. And constantly-evolving content from streaming services that enhances the experience across &lsquo;the three screens&rsquo; &ndash; TVs, smartphones, laptops &ndash; will help push consumer spending in tech to new levels.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">In-vehicle tech among new revenue stream</span></strong><br />
With more technology built into new cars than ever before, factory-installed automotive technology is projected to contribute $17 billion (Rs 118,014 crore) in revenue an increase of nine percent in 2019. This the company is led by in-vehicle entertainment and driver-assist features such as active collision avoidance, lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control, consumer demand for advanced safety features pave the road for the self-driving car of the future.</p>
<p>CTA says the multi-year projections cannot account for unpredictable factors such as changes in trade laws, interest rates and federal policy. Any escalation in the trade dispute with China and potentially steeper tariffs would present significant headwinds to the forecast.</p>
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<![CDATA[With more technology built into new cars than ever before, factory-installed automotive technology is projected to grow by 9 percent.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/83e74df4-5a4a-498c-8b09-d1a733d5d64b.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/83e74df4-5a4a-498c-8b09-d1a733d5d64b.jpg&h=485&w=73541755https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/consumer-technology-industry-revenue-to-touch-$398-billion-in-2019--says-cta-41755
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/consumer-technology-industry-revenue-to-touch-$398-billion-in-2019--says-cta-41755Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:47:00Despite EVs being just 1.3% of new car sales, public charging infra up 20% in Germany<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b429d5b0-90ef-480e-a7f7-1b2285eecea6.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Germany, the world&#39;s fifth largest car market and home to one of world&rsquo;s most robust automotive industries, has over 16,100 public and partially public electric vehicle charging points that are currently registered in the BDEW charging station register including 12 percent fast-charging stations.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>BDEW (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft) is the largest energy industry association in Germany, which has over 1,800 members, including local and municipal utilities as well as regional and inter-regional suppliers. According to the industry body, by end-July 2018 there were about 13,500 charging points,&nbsp;an increase of over 2,600 charging points (20%) - within five months.&nbsp;More than three quarters of the charging stations were operated by the energy industry.</p>
<p>"The energy companies continue to push the pace when expanding the charging infrastructure.&nbsp;Although thus far, not many EVs roll on the streets and the operation of the charging stations is hardly profitable.&nbsp;In Thuringia, Hamburg and Berlin, just a handful of electric cars utilise the charging points.&nbsp;The energy companies invest in the future and make their contribution so that the traffic turnaround finally picks up speed," said Stefan Kapferer, chairman of the BDEW executive board.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to BDEW at present, the Federal Motor Transport Authority has registered around 150,000 cars with electric or plug-in hybrid drive.&nbsp;Interestingly, of the 3.2 million new cars registered between January and November 2018, only 1.6 percent are electrically powered cars.</p>
<p>"The proliferation of EVs must move faster otherwise the transport sector will miss the climate protection targets by 2020.&nbsp;There are still no models that can compete in price and performance," said Kapferer.</p>
<p>According to a representative BDEW survey, around 29 percent of the respondents are already aware about EVs, and about&nbsp;five percent of them plan to purchase a green vehicle.&nbsp;According to BDEW, an important factor in the purchase of an EV is access to private charging infrastructure. Therefore, the apex body suggests the German government should increase its pace when it comes to facilitating the installation of charging infrastructure in the private sector through subsidies and adjustments to home ownership, where it estimates about 80 percent of the charging processes take place.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Germany has over 16,100 public charging points registered, which the growth pegged to around 20 percent according to BDEW.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b429d5b0-90ef-480e-a7f7-1b2285eecea6.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b429d5b0-90ef-480e-a7f7-1b2285eecea6.jpg&h=485&w=73541742https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/despite-evs-being-just-13-of-new-car-sales--public-charging-infra-up-20-in-germany-41742
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/despite-evs-being-just-13-of-new-car-sales--public-charging-infra-up-20-in-germany-41742Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:44:00Hyundai Elevate 'walking car' concept heading to CES 2019<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/38e0621b-ed83-48a7-b795-6d8ecc5a3b86.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Hyundai used last year&rsquo;s&nbsp;Consumer Electronics Show&nbsp;(CES) to unveil its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/hyundai-nexo-2018-uk-review">Nexo</a>&nbsp;hydrogen fuel cell SUV, but for 2019&nbsp;it&rsquo;s thinking even further outside the box with the Elevate concept.</strong></p>
<p>Previewed by an image ahead of the official unveiling in Las Vegas, US, next week, the Elevate is a unique machine combining what looks like four driven wheels mounted on robotic legs for a &ldquo;totally new&rdquo; vehicular concept that Hyundai says will be able to &ldquo;take people where no vehicle has been before&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Few technical details of the vehicle&rsquo;s mechanical systems have been revealed, but we do know that it utilises an electric powertrain alongside advanced robotic systems.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Clues to the Elevate&rsquo;s purpose include a first aid logo on what looks like a slide-opening door panel, likely intended for boarding patients rescued from terrain otherwise inaccessible by traditional ground vehicles.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s not yet clear whether there&#39;s any production or research intention with the Elevate concept&nbsp;beyond drawing in crowds at the tech show&rsquo;s stands.</p>
<p>We can expect more details, alongside a &ldquo;prototype&rdquo; displaying the vehicle in action, when CES&#39;s doors open on 8 January.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/kia-to-preview-host-of-new-technologies-at-ces-2019-41729"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kia to preview </span></a></strong><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/kia-to-preview-host-of-new-technologies-at-ces-2019-41729"><span style="color:#ff0000;">host</span></a></strong><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/kia-to-preview-host-of-new-technologies-at-ces-2019-41729"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> of new technologies at CES 2019</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/hyundai-motor-group-unveils-wireless-ev-charger-and-automated-parking-systems-concept-41732"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hyundai Motor Group unveils wireless EV charger and automated parking systems concept</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[Hyundai's concept aims to "redefine out perception of vehicular mobility" with wheels attached to robotic legs]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk CES 2019, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/38e0621b-ed83-48a7-b795-6d8ecc5a3b86.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/38e0621b-ed83-48a7-b795-6d8ecc5a3b86.jpg&h=485&w=73541731https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/hyundai-elevate-walking-car-concept-heading-to-ces-2019-41731
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/hyundai-elevate-walking-car-concept-heading-to-ces-2019-41731Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:18:00Volkswagen develops ultra-fast portable charging station<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4fbe22b5-eb23-4661-ae26-7cd45046c4a7.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Volkswagen has outlined plans for a network of portable, independently powered charging points for electric vehicles, set to be trialled in Germany next year.</strong></p>
<p>The firm has revealed details of a new mobile charging station with the capacity to charge up to 15 EVs&nbsp;when operating separately from mains electricity systems. In this mode, the company says, it will take 17 minutes on average to charge an EV up to roughly 28kWh, which is around 80% of the capacity of the current&nbsp;e-Golf&nbsp;hatchback.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The charging station&rsquo;s 360kWh battery unit is based on that found in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/vw-meb-electric-car-platform-full-details-revealed-40739" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;">VW&rsquo;s&nbsp;MEB electric vehicle platform</span></a>, meaning depleted batteries removed from the company&rsquo;s upcoming&nbsp;ID&nbsp;electric models can be reconditioned and repurposed as a power supply for a range of EVs, including electric bikes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Up to 15 EVs can be charged on one cycle of the unit&rsquo;s power pack, with a combination of AC and DC outlets allowing four vehicles to use it at any one time.&nbsp;</p>
<p>When connected to a permanent standard grid connection, the charging station&rsquo;s power unit will recharge itself constantly via an alternating current that mitigates the strain on the power supply during peak periods.&nbsp;</p>
<p>VW will introduce the charging stations to the streets of its home city, Wolfsburg, as part of a trial that is set to begin in the first half of this year. The firm says the technology will become available in other towns and cities from 2020.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Thomas Schmall, chairman of the board of management at Volkswagen Group Components, expects the charging station to facilitate widespread EV ownership, with its portability and capacity for independence allowing cities to &ldquo;find out the most suitable places for a permanent charging point before making major investments in developing the network&rdquo;.</p>
<p>The mobile charging station will also be built with the capacity to temporarily store electricity generated by solar panels or wind turbines, allowing for CO2-neutral charging of EVs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Users will be able to locate the nearest charging station via an app or website, with potential for units to be installed in company car parks or at large-scale events such as festivals and exhibitions.</p>
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<![CDATA[Battery-powered 360kWh charging point can operate independently from mains network and could fill gaps in EV infrastructure]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4fbe22b5-eb23-4661-ae26-7cd45046c4a7.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4fbe22b5-eb23-4661-ae26-7cd45046c4a7.jpg&h=485&w=73541721https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volkswagen-develops-ultrafast-portable-charging-station-41721
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volkswagen-develops-ultrafast-portable-charging-station-41721Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:48:00Daimler hands over first full electric Freightliner to Penske Truck Leasing<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b63ac169-fbf6-4ea6-8905-97b808ef8a55.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German auto major, Daimler has announced that on December 20, 2018, the company&#39;s subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has handed over the first medium-duty Freightliner eM2 to US customer Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles. The company will operate the electric truck in local distribution traffic in the Northwest Pacific and in California. </strong></p>
<p>In 2019, Penske Truck Leasing Corporation will receive in total 20 fully-electric Freightliner trucks: ten medium-duty eM2 and ten eCascadia for heavy-duty transportation. In total the Freightliner&rsquo;s innovation fleet will include 30 vehicles. The series production is planned for 2021.</p>
<p>Brian Hard, president and CEO, Penske Truck Leasing said: &ldquo;Penske is honoured to be the first company to put this new medium-duty electric truck into service. I commend and thank Roger Nielsen and his team at Daimler Trucks North America for their outstanding collaboration and spirit of co-creation with us over the last nine months to bring this innovative technology to market. Penske is committed to providing the most effective vehicle technologies to our customers and driving innovation and sustainability when it comes to mobility.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Martin Daum, Daimler Board Member responsible for Trucks and Buses, said: &ldquo;We aim to be frontrunners with electric trucks just as we are with conventional trucks &ndash; and we deliver on this objective once again. With the hand-over of our Freightliner eM2 to Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, we now test electric trucks in all segments in day-to-day operations with our clients worldwide. When it comes to innovations the demands of our customers are pivotal for us. Together we develop solutions for the future of trucks.</p>
<p>He further said, "We&rsquo;ve got news coming already in January: At Las Vegas&rsquo; 2019 Consumer Electric Show (CES), we are going to announce further commitment of our next steps in another key technology: automated driving.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">E</span><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">lectrifying urban traffic</span></strong></strong><br />
According to Daimler, the hand-over to Penske Truck Leasing is the first step towards electrification of the urban distribution traffic of the United States. The German major says the company (Penske Truck) is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270,000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.</p>
<p>Daimler says the Freightliner eM2 has a range of 230 miles (370km) and is perfect for last-mile delivery services. The batteries charge up to 80&nbsp;percent in about 60 minutes, thus providing 325kWh usable capacity for up to 480-peak horsepower.</p>
<p>The Freightliner eCascadia is based on the Cascadia, the heavy-duty long-distance truck (class 8, 80,000&nbsp;lb. gross combined weight rating) in the North American market. At start of series production, the eCascadia will have up to 730-peak horsepower. The batteries provide 550kWh usable capacity, a range of up to 250 miles (402km) and will have the ability to charge up to 80&nbsp;percent (providing a range of 200 miles/321km) in about 90 minutes.</p>
<p>Gesa Reimelt, head of E-mobility Group Daimler Trucks &amp; Buses, said: &ldquo;Early on, Daimler has started electrifying its trucks. Today, customers in the US, Japan and Europe already operate our battery-driven trucks almost noiseless and locally free of emissions. Our light-weight Fuso eCanter which is in series production and our near-series heavy-duty truck Mercedes-Benz eActros. In collaboration with our clients, we are now going to speed up developing our electric Freightliner models eCascadia and eM2 to optimise them for tough everyday operations &ndash; technologically and economically. Here we benefit from our global sharing of knowledge and experience within our E-Mobility Group. It pools all of our e-activities in one organisation - independently of brand, region and vehicle segment.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[With the hand-over of the first fully electric Freightliner eM2, Daimler Trucks starts day to day-operation testing of heavy-duty and medium-duty e-trucks in the United States.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b63ac169-fbf6-4ea6-8905-97b808ef8a55.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b63ac169-fbf6-4ea6-8905-97b808ef8a55.jpg&h=485&w=73541682https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-hands-over-first-full-electric-freightliner-to-penske-truck-leasing-41682
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-hands-over-first-full-electric-freightliner-to-penske-truck-leasing-41682Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:37:00Kia to preview AI-based real-time emotion recognition tech at CES 2019<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/43711ea0-9619-4761-ac09-eca4d5ff465f.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Kia Motors has said it will preview a range of new technologies developed for the post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas, USA.</strong></p>
<p>The company will showcase interactive &lsquo;Space of Emotive Driving&rsquo; exhibit, which looks to a future when autonomous driving is the norm and priority is given to improving the human mobility experience. At the centre of this concept is Kia&rsquo;s new Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving (R.E.A.D.) System claimed to be world&rsquo;s first technology developed based on a joint research collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab&#39;s Affective Computing group.</p>
<p>The R.E.A.D. System can optimise and personalise a vehicle cabin space by analszing a driver&rsquo;s emotional state in real-time through artificial intelligence-based bio-signal recognition technology. The technology monitors a driver&rsquo;s emotional state and tailors the interior environment according to its assessment &ndash; potentially altering conditions relating to the human senses within the cabin, creating a more joyful mobility experience.</p>
<p>Albert Biermann, president and head, Research &amp; Development Division, Kia Motors, said, &ldquo;We have developed R.E.A.D. System to create an interactive future mobility in-cabin space by converging cutting edge vehicle control technology and AI-based emotional intelligence. Consequently, R.E.A.D. System will enable continuous communication between drivers and vehicles through the unspoken language of &lsquo;emotional feeling&rsquo;, thereby providing an optimised human senses-oriented space for drivers in real-time.&rdquo;</p>
<p>At the 2019 CES Kia exhbit will also feature several other advanced in-car and mobility technologies focused on the brand&rsquo;s &lsquo;emotive driving&rsquo; concept, with more details set to be announced in the build-up to the 2019 event.</p>
<![CDATA[Kia prepares for post-autonomous driving era with AI-based real-time emotion recognition technology for the future]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/43711ea0-9619-4761-ac09-eca4d5ff465f.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/43711ea0-9619-4761-ac09-eca4d5ff465f.jpg&h=485&w=73541653https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/kia-to-preview-aibased-realtime-emotion-recognition-tech-at-ces-2019-41653
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/kia-to-preview-aibased-realtime-emotion-recognition-tech-at-ces-2019-41653Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:23:00HAAS Alert partners Zenuity to enhance real-time ADAS and Automated Driving Systems<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5cbf5d31-be49-4ce2-8b6d-51d19d6780c9.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>HAAS Alert, a&nbsp;Chicago-based startup building one of the most reliable, real-time roadway hazard streaming data service, and Zenuity, a&nbsp;Sweden-based ADAS and automated driving (AD) software company, have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance their respective automotive product offerings.</strong></p>
<p>The HAAS Alert Safety Cloud sends alerts to connected cars, mobile apps, and autonomous vehicles when they are in close proximity to responding emergency vehicles and other fleet vehicles impacting mobility on the roadways. By receiving this information in advance, drivers and vehicles can make safer and smarter driving decisions. The partnership with Zenuity allows HAAS Alert to leverage Zenuity&#39;s expertise, technology, and business relationships in the automotive industry to accelerate adoption of the HAAS Alert Safety Cloud.</p>
<p>"As connectivity into vehicles has become standard over the last few years, the value of real-time data to enhance driver and vehicle safety has grown exponentially," said&nbsp;Jeremy Agulnek, Vice President of Connected Car at HAAS Alert. "This partnership with Zenuity will enable automotive OEMs and suppliers to bring greater safety to their vehicles."</p>
<p>Zenuity builds modular ADAS and AD systems that can be scaled from vehicles that need a cost-efficient NCAP solution to vehicles that need the latest and greatest autonomous driving features. The combination of scalability and completeness allows for fast application cross vehicle variants and vehicle lines, as reuse of software modules minimizes verification and validation efforts. Knowing the complexity of vehicle programs, Zenuity&#39;s robust end-to-end solutions are key to bringing ADAS and AD to the market quickly.</p>
<p>"With HAAS Alert&#39;s real-time alerts, Zenuity will elevate its ADAS and AD software offered to automotive manufacturers worldwide," said Christoph Schmickler, vice&nbsp;president of sales and business development at Zenuity. "We are looking forward to growing our partnership with HAAS Alert in&nbsp;North America&nbsp;and follow them on their journey as they expand globally."</p>
<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/baidu-to-use-unity%E2%80%99s-virtual-simulators-to-test-autonomous-vehicles-41625"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Baidu to use Unity&rsquo;s virtual simulators to test autonomous vehicles</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/delhi-based-startup-launches-vehicle-tracking-device-conforming-ais-140-41556"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Delhi based start-up launches vehicle tracking dev</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/visteon-opens-fourth-india-tech-centre-in-goa--will-work-on-ai--adas--deep-learning-41234"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Visteon opens fourth India tech centre in Goa, will work on AI, ADAS, deep learning</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/continental-iit-madras-partner-research-machine-learning-safe-mobility-solutions-29358"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Continental and IIT Madras partner for research on machine learning for safe mobility solutions</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[The HAAS alert safety cloud system sends alerts to connected cars, mobile apps, and autonomous vehicles when they are in close proximity to responding emergency vehicles and other fleet vehicles.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5cbf5d31-be49-4ce2-8b6d-51d19d6780c9.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5cbf5d31-be49-4ce2-8b6d-51d19d6780c9.jpg&h=485&w=73541624https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/haas-alert-partners-zenuity-to-enhance-realtime-adas-and-automated-driving-systems-41624
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/haas-alert-partners-zenuity-to-enhance-realtime-adas-and-automated-driving-systems-41624Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:54:00Dana bags innovation award for its thermal management technology for hybrid- and e-vehicles <div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/47b48707-0824-45fe-b3ae-c243e844abb2.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Dana&nbsp;has&nbsp;received&nbsp;an&nbsp;Automotive&nbsp;Innovation&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;Award&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;insulated-gate&nbsp;bipolar&nbsp;transistor&nbsp;(IGBT)&nbsp;cooling&nbsp;solutions,&nbsp;Long&nbsp;ThermaTEK, at the 11th&nbsp;International Automotive Congress in&nbsp;Shanghai, China.&nbsp; </strong></p>
<p>The company says the award recognises its achievement of high standards in creating and promoting advanced technologies that improve the performance of automotive applications. "Earning this award is a testament to our superior thermal-management expertise and strong focus on supplying cutting-edge technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles," said&nbsp;Dwayne Matthews, president of Dana Power Technologies.&nbsp; "China&nbsp;remains a strong growth market for vehicle electrification and we are pleased to support the region&#39;s efforts with our innovative solutions."</p>
<p>The company&#39;s IGBT cooler is a two-sided aluminium cooling technology that enhances the heat transfer of power inverter devices through its flat, clean, and flux-free qualities.&nbsp;The technology enables hybrid and electric vehicles to achieve consistent operation and long-lasting performance by managing optimal system temperatures within a compact, lightweight, and cost-effective design.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Dana was also recognised as the 2018 Outstanding Power Electronics Solution Provider for its IGBT cooling technology at the 10th&nbsp;Annual Green Vehicle Convention in&nbsp;China. &nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[The company's IGBT cooler is a two-sided aluminium cooling technology that enhances the heat transfer of power inverter devices through its flat, clean, and flux-free qualities]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/47b48707-0824-45fe-b3ae-c243e844abb2.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/47b48707-0824-45fe-b3ae-c243e844abb2.jpg&h=485&w=73541618https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dana-bags-innovation-award-for-its-thermal-management-technology-for-hybrid-and-evehicles-41618
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dana-bags-innovation-award-for-its-thermal-management-technology-for-hybrid-and-evehicles-41618Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:43:00After e-bus fleet, Chinese city plans complete switch to e-taxis too<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/addb1d62-fc97-4436-997e-9170e160cbae.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Electric vehicles may have made a lot of noise globally, but witnessing a wide-scale adoption is still a feat yet to be achieved by many. Interestingly, while Norway is considered the EV capital of the world, this Chinese city could very well be the EV capital of Asia.</strong></p>
<p>China, with its huge population and home to global manufacturing activities, has battled high levels of pollution since long and has been taking concrete steps to reduce CO2 levels across its cities. One big example is the city of <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/shenzhen-city-achieve-100-buses-public-transport-27647">Shenzhen, which at the beginning of the year made all of its public transportation completely electric</a>. The city has switched its public transportation to electric, in terms of quantifying it translates to 16,000 buses running on electric powertrain. In fact, as per estimates, the city has been able to conserve around 160,000 tonne of coal per year, along with reducing 440,000 tonne of CO2 emission.</p>
<p>Shenzhen is a major financial centre in southern China with a population size of 10,357,938 (China 2010 census). The city saw a major economic turnaround when it was promoted to city status in 1979 and became the first hub for China&rsquo;s Special Economic Zone (SEZ).&nbsp;Shenzhen is also a leading automotive hub to major&nbsp;OEMs and component suppliers with&nbsp;BYD Auto, one of the world&#39;s largest electric vehicle manufacturers, being based there.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The city has put in place around 40,000 charging piles and the Shenzen Bus Company has deployed 180 charging stations at its depots for recharging the fleet. In fact, according <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/dec/12/silence-shenzhen-world-first-electric-bus-fleet">to The Guardian, Futian</a>, one of the major depot can accommodate charging 20 buses at the same time.</p>
<p>The article further highlights that the Chinese city has set out on another ambitious target for switching all the 22,000 taxis in the city to electric. If the city is able to achieve this feat, indeed Shenzen could very well be called the EV capital of the world.</p>
<![CDATA[The city plans complete switch to electric vehicles for public transportation]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/addb1d62-fc97-4436-997e-9170e160cbae.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/addb1d62-fc97-4436-997e-9170e160cbae.jpg&h=485&w=73541596https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/after-ebus-fleet--chinese-city-plans-complete-switch-to-etaxis-too-41596
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/after-ebus-fleet--chinese-city-plans-complete-switch-to-etaxis-too-41596Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:56:00Another scandal hits Volkswagen: Report<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c50939d5-9709-4684-b52b-5cf977b320a7.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German auto major Volkswagen has been hit by another scandal. According to <a href="https://www.handelsblatt.com/today/companies/new-scandal-vw-sold-thousands-of-unlicensed-test-vehicles-orders-recall/23741364.html">Handelsbatt Today</a>, a German media portal, VW has for years sold vehicles which lacked approval to go on the road from motor transport authorities. </strong></p>
<p>The report says from 2006 to 2018, Volkswagen sold around 6,700 test cars in Europe and the US, as confirmed by a VW spokesman, confirming German media reports. This includes around 4,000 vehicles sold in Germany and the remaining in Europe or North America.</p>
<p>According to the media report, the OEM sold pre-production cars to the customers as new or used-cars, which should have officially been scrapped. The cars that were sold were not authorised by the authorities to be sold to the public.</p>
<p>The report says that Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen Group was informed about the problem in July 2016, when he was still head of the VW passenger brand, current affairs magazine Spiegel reported Friday. However, it took more than two years before the carmaker informed its customers and Germany&rsquo;s Motor Transport Authority that the cars were sold without proper licensing.</p>
<p>Speaking to Handelsbatt Today, Klaus Muller, head of consumer rights group VZBV, said: &ldquo;The fact that these are VW models built between 2006 and 2018 shows (&hellip;) that Volkswagen has not understood anything, even three years after the diesel scandal became known. He spoke of another &ldquo;failure on the part of management.&rdquo;</p>
<p>A VW spokesperson confirmed that the company had no knowledge of any accidents due to the use of the test cars sold, but was recalling them because it was not certain how different the test vehicles were from the ones that were eventually approved.</p>
<![CDATA[The OEM sold pre-production cars to the customers as new or used-cars, which should have officially been scrapped.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c50939d5-9709-4684-b52b-5cf977b320a7.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c50939d5-9709-4684-b52b-5cf977b320a7.jpg&h=485&w=73541572https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/another-scandal-hits-volkswagen-report-41572
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/another-scandal-hits-volkswagen-report-41572Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:01:0080% motorists globally unwilling to shift to new powertrain: study<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13e27943-3e54-45da-9be0-20257ce3eb2e.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>In what may seem as a hiccup for companies working on electric mobility, a study commissioned by Continental finds that when it came to selecting their next vehicle motorists tend to stick to a drivetrain they are familiar with. </strong></p>
<p>The study finds that at present there is still a lack of willingness to switch to a different engine type, with only one third of diesel drivers open to a different drivetrain type. According to the 2018 Continental Mobility Study, an overwhelming majority &ndash; more than 80 percent of respondents in Germany and China and over 90 percent in the USA. &ndash; would choose the same type of engine as their current car. The only country open to change is Japan, where at least a quarter of respondents said they would consider a different type of engine.</p>
<p>The study further found that the drivetrain people use have no bearing on their willingness to change; around 10 percent of motorists surveyed in China and Japan drove hybrid vehicles or electric cars. Over 80 percent of this group said they would remain loyal to electric drivetrain concepts when buying a new car.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The results clearly show that motorists nowadays still tend to be conservative when choosing engine types and stick to what they know. This is something that must be considered in the move toward electric mobility, along with long-standing concerns regarding vehicle range. Yet we envisage much higher acceptance of alternative drivetrain concepts in the years to come, when there is a broader range of vehicles available and the general conditions become more attractive &ndash; such as tax breaks for company cars,&rdquo; said Andreas Wolf, president of Continental&rsquo;s Powertrain division.</p>
<p>Continental says for the study it commissioned market and social research institute Infas to conduct a representative survey of drivers in the USA, Japan, China and Germany. Experts from science and the automotive industry were also interviewed. This makes the study one of the most comprehensive of its kind worldwide on mobility requirements and technology trends in the automotive sector.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Only young motorists show some willingness to change</span></strong><br />
A considerable number of respondents drove a diesel car &ndash; around 30 percent in Germany alone. Around a third of these diesel drivers could see themselves switching to another type of engine, with 17 percent actually planning to do so. Aside from diesel drivers, in Germany, only young motorists aged 30 and under, show a certain willingness to change, with roughly one in five young drivers saying they would consider a different engine type for their next vehicle.</p>
<p>In Germany, the study also addressed the diesel crisis. It revealed mixed views among respondents in Germany on who is to blame. Twenty-six percent laid the blame with politicians, 11 percent stated a mix of reasons and six percent thought that environmental protection associations were responsible. Interestingly, 39 percent of motorists aged 31&ndash;45 blame politicians, as do 40 percent of all respondents in Germany in this age group. Only 50 percent name the automotive industry as exclusively responsible for the diesel crisis.</p>
<p>Andreas Wolf gave his opinion on the current decrease in demand for diesel cars: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a shame that diesel technology is perceived so negatively in spite of all its advantages. Euro 6d diesel vehicles with their state-of-the-art exhaust-gas after-treatment technology are not only fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, but also clean &ndash; we shouldn&rsquo;t forget that fact in the heated diesel debate.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[When it comes to choosing the engine type of their next car, motorists tend to stick to what they know, finds the 2018 Continental Mobility Study.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13e27943-3e54-45da-9be0-20257ce3eb2e.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13e27943-3e54-45da-9be0-20257ce3eb2e.png&h=485&w=73541564https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/80-motorists-globally-unwilling-to-shift-to-new-powertrain-study-41564
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/80-motorists-globally-unwilling-to-shift-to-new-powertrain-study-41564Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:01:00Road fatalities in India twice the number officially reported: WHO<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4f3fb8e2-8fe4-4e53-90fa-a230765dd992.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO)&nbsp;reveals that road traffic injuries continue to be the leading cause of deaths worldwide, especially among children and young adults, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. In fact, the global body estimates that 299,091 lives were lost in 2016, compared to 150,785 reported by the country.</strong></p>
<p>The 2018 WHO&nbsp;Global status report on road safety, released today,&nbsp; highlights that road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of children and young people aged five to 29 years.&nbsp;&ldquo;These deaths are an unacceptable price to pay for mobility. There is no excuse for inaction.&nbsp;This is a problem with proven solutions. This report is a call for governments and partners to take much greater action to implement these measures,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, World Health Organisation.</p>
<p>The 2018 report on road safety documents that despite an increase in the overall number of deaths, the rates of death relative to the size of the world population has stabilised in recent years, suggesting that the existing road safety efforts in some middle- and high-income countries have mitigated the situation.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Road safety is an issue that does not receive anywhere near the attention it deserves &ndash; and it really is one of our great opportunities to save lives around the world. We know which interventions work. Strong policies and enforcement, smart road design, and powerful public awareness campaigns can save millions of lives over the coming decades,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Michael R Bloomberg, founder and CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO global ambassador for non-communicable diseases and Injuries. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p>The global body finds that in the settings where progress has been made, it is largely attributed to better legislation around key risks such as speeding; drinking and driving; failing to use seatbelts; motorcycle helmets and child restraints; safer infrastructure like sidewalks and dedicated lanes for cyclists and motorcyclists; improved vehicle standards such as those that mandate electronic stability control and advanced braking; and enhanced post-crash care.</p>
<p>The WHO study finds that these measures contributed to reductions in road traffic deaths in 48 middle- and high-income countries. However, not a single low-income country has demonstrated a reduction in overall deaths, in large part because these measures are lacking. In fact, the risk of a road traffic death remains three times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. The rates are highest in Africa (26.6 per 100,000 population) and the lowest in Europe (9.3 per 100,000 population).</p>
<p>On the other hand, since the previous edition of the report, three regions of the world have reported a decline in road traffic death rates: Americas, Europe and the Western Pacific.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Road fatalities claimed double the lives than officially reported:&nbsp;WHO</span></strong><br>
In 2016, while India reported 150,785 deaths on the back of road fatalities, WHO estimates 299,091 people (almost double)&nbsp;lost their lives on the back of road accidents, which translates to 22.6 people losing their lives&nbsp;per 100,000 people.</p>
<p>The positive development is that the report finds that the combination of the new regulations and the Global NCAP&#39;s &#39;Safer Cars for India&#39; project is raising consumer demand for key features such as airbags and acting as a strong catalyst for improved safety design by the automobile industry.</p>
<p>It finds that new vehicle models in the country that not only comply with the new standards but also achieve good scores &mdash; including <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/tata-nexon-gets-4star-global-ncap-safety-rating-40379"><span style="color:#ff0000;">a model that achieved four stars in Global NCAP tests</span></a> that are more stringent. WHO says that the next challenge for India is to accelerate use of electronic stability control which is currently fitted in over 70 percent of new passenger cars worldwide but to less than 10 percent of new cars in India.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Global</span></strong><br>
The report states that the variations in road traffic deaths are also reflected by the type of road user. Globally, pedestrians and cyclists accounted for 26 percent of all road traffic deaths, with the figure being as high as 44 percent in Africa and 36 percent in the Eastern Mediterranean. The motorcycle riders and passengers account for 28 percent of all road traffic deaths, but the proportion is higher in some regions, for instance 43 percent in south-east Asia and 36 percent in the Western Pacific.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr Ghebreyesus, said: "In the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders have committed to halve the number of deaths from road crashes by 2020. This report shows that three years on, far too little progress has been made towards this goal. There is an urgent need to scale up evidence-based interventions and investment. Development is an opportunity for low- and middle-income countries to avoid the costly mistakes made in the past by high-income countries."</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Making the future safer</span></strong><br>
"We need to create cities and transport systems that reduce reliance on cars. We must apply the lessons we have learned about safe road design. With the right leadership and&nbsp;investment, countries can build in the safeguards and best practices to save lives. Experience shows that sustainable road safety must be planned and requires long-term investment and appropriate management capacity for effective delivery. International organisations, donors, public and the private sectors need to work together to make things happen, " added Dr Ghebreyesus.</p>
<p>The report said that the data presented shows that progress has been achieved in important areas such as legislation, vehicle standards and improving access to postcrash care.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;the&nbsp;progress&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;occurred at a pace fast enough to compensate&nbsp;for the&nbsp;rising&nbsp;population and&nbsp;rapid motorisation of transport taking place in many parts of&nbsp;the world. At this rate, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target 3.6 to halve road traffic deaths&nbsp;and injuries by 2020 will not be met without drastic action.</p>
<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/tata-nexon-first-indian-car-to-get-fivestar-global-ncap-rating--mahindra-marazzo-a-close-second-41513"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tata Nexon first Indian car to get five-star Global NCAP rating, Mahindra Marazzo a close second</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/stopthecrash-campaign-launched-in-india--pedestrian-safety-feature-in-cars-kicks-in-from-october--aeb-and-esc-by-2022-40804"><span style="color:#ff0000;">StopTheCrash campaign launched in India, pedestrian safety feature in cars kicks in from October, AEB and ESC by 2022</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/feature/escape-to-safety-40805"><span style="color:#ff0000;">ESCape to safety</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/road-accidents-in-india-claimed-405-lives--injured-1-290-each-day-in-2017-41006"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Road accidents in India claimed 405 lives, injured 1,290 each day in 2017</span></a></strong></p>
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<![CDATA[While India reported 150,785 deaths on the back of road fatalities, WHO estimates 299,091 people lost their lives.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4f3fb8e2-8fe4-4e53-90fa-a230765dd992.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4f3fb8e2-8fe4-4e53-90fa-a230765dd992.jpg&h=485&w=73541512https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/road-fatalities-in-india-twice-the-number-officially-reported-who-41512
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/road-fatalities-in-india-twice-the-number-officially-reported-who-41512Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:52:00Fiat Panda scores zero stars in Euro NCAP test<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13097124-02c0-4550-a746-c0b718d76780.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The&nbsp;Fiat Panda&nbsp;has received&nbsp;a score of&nbsp;zero stars out of&nbsp;five in the latest round of Euro NCAP crash test scores.</strong></p>
<p>The Euro NCAP tests aim to simulate&nbsp;real world-style crash tests, and the Panda is just the second car ever to score zero stars. The new&nbsp;Jeep Wrangler&nbsp;was among other models to undergo the test, and scored&nbsp;one star.</p>
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<p>The Panda achieved scored less than&nbsp;50%&nbsp;in each of Euro NCAP&rsquo;s four primary testing categories.&nbsp;Of most concern to Euro NCAP officials was the Panda&rsquo;s capacity for protecting children in the rear seats. The model achieved the lowest ever score in this category, scoring&nbsp;16%&nbsp;compared to a 79% average across all cars tested.</p>
<p>Regarding the Wrangler, produced by Fiat&#39;s fellow FCA Group brand Jeep,&nbsp;Euro NCAP noted that &ldquo;several problems were seen when installing several child restraints in the vehicle.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The all-new SUV was awarded one star, joining the Punto and Panda as the three worst-rated vehicles to undergo the tests.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The&nbsp;Seat Ibiza&nbsp;was awarded five stars in July 2017, with&nbsp;Matthew Avery from Thatcham Research &ndash; the only UK firm that conducts Euro NCAP crash tests &ndash; labelling it &ldquo;a new benchmark in safety for the supermini price point category&rdquo;.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Avery says of the Panda: &ldquo;the Fiat Panda is seen as a good choice for young drivers and fledgling families. But the only safety technology fitted were seatbelt reminders and the rear system failed to meet requirements, so wasn&rsquo;t even rated.</p>
<p>&ldquo;As the bare minimum, a standard-fit Autonomous Emergency Braking system should be available with the Fiat Panda. This is especially important since the car offers so little in the event of a collision.&rdquo;</p>
<p>A Fiat spokesperson said: &ldquo;we take the safety of our customers and other road users extremely seriously. The Fiat Panda complies with all safety legislation in every country in which it is sold&rdquo;.</p>
<p>At the other end of the scoreboard, the maximum score of five stars was awarded to the&nbsp;Audi Q3,&nbsp;BMW X5,&nbsp;Hyundai Santa Fe,&nbsp;Jaguar I-Pace,&nbsp;Peugeot 508&nbsp;and&nbsp;Volvo V60.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Fiat’s city car joins the Punto hatchback in being awarded the lowest possible crash test score]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13097124-02c0-4550-a746-c0b718d76780.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/13097124-02c0-4550-a746-c0b718d76780.jpg&h=485&w=73541488https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fiat-panda-scores-zero-stars-in-euro-ncap-test-41488
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fiat-panda-scores-zero-stars-in-euro-ncap-test-41488Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:55:00Insight: America's new car market is on a knife-edge<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e5479360-85e0-4c1a-8594-ac9cd48064fd.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>It&rsquo;s a cliche that if you sit at a hotel bar in the US you&rsquo;ll find the person next to you has an interesting story, but it happened the night before the<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/la-motor-show-2018">&nbsp;LA motor show</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Some 70 floors up in Downtown Los Angeles I found myself chatting to a guy who worked in mergers and acquisitions for a US bank. His interest was in auto dealerships. Indeed, he said, a dealer network north of LA had collapsed in the last few days.</p>
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<p>I asked why, and the answer was simple: wafer-thin margins. Many new cars are sold to buyers at barely above their cost to the dealer, he said. Unless the dealership also has an active used car operation, new car sales are often not enough to pay the bills.</p>
<p>Although the US new car market remained very fractionally up year-on-year between January and October there&rsquo;s increasing nervousness that the whole operation is about to take a turn for the worse.</p>
<p>One big fear is the extent to which US car buyers have moved into leasing cars (much like the UK) since the Credit Crunch. Around 31% of new cars are sold as monthly leases and the cheap deals of recent times are running out. The chance of interest rate rises in the US are also lurking in the background.</p>
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<p>When you look at the deals on offer - with payments for a full-on V6 double cab pick-up at around $260 (Rs 18,306) a month - you might be forgiven for thinking new-car ownership still looks like value.</p>
<p>My friend at the bar disagreed, telling me that the typical US consumer is incredibly price sensitive. A notch up in interest rates and lease costs, and the consumer could walk away from buying a new car.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/la-motor-show-2018"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Everything else we&#39;re learning in Los Angeles</span></a></strong><br>
The extent to which drivers who have borrowed themselves into significant debt, finding they owe $20,000 (Rs 14 lakh) on a car they want to dispose of&nbsp;but which has a $10,000 (Rs 700,041) trade-in value, is also a big concern for the industry, because people with negative equity can&rsquo;t and won&rsquo;t go out and&nbsp;buy a new car.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/911_7.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>And it&rsquo;s not just disappearing consumers who could undermine the carmakers &ndash;&nbsp;massive market shifts are catching them out as well. GM&rsquo;s recent decision to close three plants and kill 14,000 jobs was mostly a consequence of the collapse in US road car sales as the market swings decisively to crossovers and pick-up trucks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The GM plants in question were running significantly under the 80 percent capacity seen as a break-even point. Figures from LMC Automotive suggest that even after these closures, GM&rsquo;s will still have four plants operating below 50 percent capacity.</p>
<p>Between January and October this year 4.61m passenger&nbsp;cars were sold in the US, down 13% on the same period in 2017. By contrast, 9.65m pick-ups and crossovers were sold, up 8%.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/mazda3_la_reveal_0.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 735px; height: 487px;" title=""></p>
<p>The writing is indeed on the wall. Consumers are potentially getting close to drifting away from the new car market (potentially buying a nice three-year-old crossover that has just come off lease instead) and car plants are tumbling into the red as the new car market shifts markedly away from saloons.</p>
<p>No wonder the financial world is preparing itself for dealer carnage should the US car market suddenly unwind.</p>
<![CDATA[New cars are being revealed in droves at the Los Angeles motor show, but concern is growing for the survival of the US market.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e5479360-85e0-4c1a-8594-ac9cd48064fd.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e5479360-85e0-4c1a-8594-ac9cd48064fd.jpg&h=485&w=73541482https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/insight-america-new-car-market-is-on-a-knifeedge-41482
https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/insight-america-new-car-market-is-on-a-knifeedge-41482Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:43:00Seoul shortlisted for future ABB FIA Formula E Championship race<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb8e3881-1026-4f95-89fd-85c85a91f91a.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has reached an agreement with JSM Holdings as race promoter to stage an E-Prix in South Korea, with the iconic city-centre of Seoul identified as the preferred location.</strong></p>
<p>After a joint signing ceremony held today at State Tower in Seoul &ndash; together with Alejandro Agag and Moon Jae Sik, CEO of JSM Holdings &ndash; both parties have stated their intention to bring electric racing to the South Korean capital from 2020.</p>
<p>The first race is expected to take place in season six as part of a five-year agreement &ndash; with Gwanghwamun Square and City Hall Square the favourable venues &ndash; subject to approval from city authorities and the FIA World Motor Sport Council.</p>
<p>Alejandro Agag, founder and CEO of Formula E, said:&nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m extremely excited about the prospect of bringing Formula E to Seoul and this news is a great first step in the right direction. Korea and Seoul in particular is an ideal venue to host an E-Prix and showcase the best that electric racing has to offer.&nbsp;Korea is at the forefront of future-facing developments, leading the way with cutting-edge innovations and recognised as a global trend-setter in the automotive and technology sectors - synergies shared with the overarching vision and concept of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Moon Jae Sik, CEO of JSM Holdings, said:&nbsp;&ldquo;This event will show the ongoing development of electric vehicle technology from global automotive brands, using the platform of a truly exciting and competitive racing series. It&rsquo;ll also contribute in attracting tourists from China and Japan, where interest towards the growth of clean transportation and motorsport is high.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Also read</span>: <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/mahindra-racing-announces-new-driver-lineup-for-abb-fia-formula-e-championship-41037"><span style="color:#00923E;">Mahindra Racing announces new driver line-up for ABB FIA Formula E Championship</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-plugs-into-abb-fia-formula-e-championship-as-official-supplier-41027"><span style="color:#00923E;">Bosch plugs into ABB FIA Formula E Championship as official supplier</span></a></strong></p>
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<![CDATA[The first race is expected to take place in the South Korean capital in Season 6 as part of a five-year agreement.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb8e3881-1026-4f95-89fd-85c85a91f91a.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb8e3881-1026-4f95-89fd-85c85a91f91a.jpg&h=485&w=73541461https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/seoul-shortlisted-for-future-abb-fia-formula-e-championship-race-41461
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/seoul-shortlisted-for-future-abb-fia-formula-e-championship-race-41461Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:08:00US Trade Commission clears path for Mahindra Roxor sales in America<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/748c6659-3802-4846-a270-790a9fa6900d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Here&#39;s the latest update in the ongoing <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mahindra-roxor-revealed-28348"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mahindra Roxor</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span>saga.&nbsp;The investigation conducted by US Trade Commission Investigative Staff does not find any agreement violation for using the approved grille design on the vehicle. The probe says FCA is "contractually barred from pursing this investigation."</strong></p>
<p>With this<span style="color:#ff0000;">, </span><strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/mahindra-asks-us-courts-to-prevent-fca-from-proceeding-in-roxor-case-40538"><span style="color:#ff0000;">t</span></a><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-trade-commission-to-probe-complaint-by-fca-on-mahindra-roxor-40686"><span style="color:#ff0000;">he over 120-day-long legal dispute between partners turned rivals FCA and Mahindra in the United States</span></a></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-trade-commission-to-probe-complaint-by-fca-on-mahindra-roxor-40686"> </a></span>finally sees some closure. On August 1, 2018, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US had filed a complaint against Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (M&amp;M) and Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), which said that the sale of the Mahindra Roxor violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain motorised vehicles and components thereof that infringe trade dress and trademarks asserted by the complainant.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The FCA complaint alleged that certain design features of the details of the Mahindra Roxor infringed the intellectual property rights of dispute/ litigation &ndash; Fiat&#39;s Jeep design as it was modelled after the original Willys Jeep. FCA had requested that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders against Mahindra &amp; Mahindra and MANA.</p>
<p>Mahindra had <strong><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mahindra-dismisses-fca%E2%80%99s-claim-against-roxor-as-%E2%80%98baseless%E2%80%99-40365"><span style="color:#ff0000;">disputed the claim and had said that the case was without any merit</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">. </span><a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/mahindra-asks-us-courts-to-prevent-fca-from-proceeding-in-roxor-case-40538"><span style="color:#ff0000;">On August 29, the company had issued a public statement</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">, </span></strong>which said, " Our goals on the public interest statement were two-fold. One was to state our position on the merits and the other was to correct inaccuracies regarding Mahindra as a company and the Roxor as a product. We set the record straight on the history of Mahindra, including its US operations. We also demonstrated that the Roxor is a vehicle that was always intended only as off-road, does not compete with Fiat vehicles, is manufactured and assembled in the first OEM plant to be built in Michigan in the last 25 years, was the result of more than three years of research and development, and categorically rejected the notion that the Roxor was an imported, low-quality "knock-off" kit car."</p>
<p>On August 23, 2018, Mahindra filed a complaint in Federal Court in Michigan on the issue of the applicability and enforcement of its 2009 agreement with Fiat. The company had said, &ldquo;We are asking the court to block Fiat from participating in the ITC claim &ndash; an injunction &ndash; because of the fact that they agreed in 2009 to never bring such claims if we use a grille that they approved. The Roxor uses that grille. We are also arguing that Fiat is using the ITC case to harm our Roxor business by creating negative publicity, damaging our reputation and our stature in the marketplace.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The dispute arose between the former partners, when Mahindra launched the Roxor for the US market. In its argument, FCA claimed that the&nbsp;Roxor&nbsp;infringes FCA&#39;s intellectual property rights because the Roxor&#39;s grille, which has five slots, is confusingly similar to the Jeep brand&#39;s seven-slot grille design. Mahindra countered the argument saying that an agreement from 2009 barred FCA&#39;s pursuit of the infringement allegations because the Roxor uses the five-slot grille design that FCA approved for use in the 2009 agreement.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Mahindra%20Proposed%20Grille%20Design.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 1105px; height: 286px;" title=""></p>
<p><em>Above left: Mahindra&#39;s original seven-slot grille design to which Chrysler objected.<br>
Right: Nine images of certain registered trademarks, each having the seven-slot grille design&nbsp;that Chrysler identified in its 2008 letter. </em></p>
<p>As per the official investigation documents accessed by <em>Autocar Professional</em>, the 2009 agreement arose from a dispute&nbsp;between Chrysler Group LLC (&#39;Chrysler&#39;,&nbsp;FCA&rsquo;s predecessor-in-interest to the Jeep brand) and Mahindra. The dispute concerned Mahindra&rsquo;s planned importation of vehicles that had a seven-slot grille design. Beginning in 2008, Chrysler asserted that Mahindra&rsquo;s use of a seven-slot grille design would be confusingly similar to the Jeep brand&rsquo;s grille design. Mahindra disputed the assertion at that time but it nonetheless proposed, over the course of around a year, three different grille designs that varied in the number of slots in each design.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Mahindra%20Proposed%20Accepted%20Grille%20Design.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 937px; height: 286px;" title=""></p>
<p><em>The five-slot grille design accepted by Chrysler.</em></p>
<p>The first proposal included six slots, followed by eight slots, which were rejected by the Jeep brand. The third proposal by Mahindra was a grille design having five slots, which was accepted by Chrysler for vehicles being imported into the United States.</p>
<p>Accordingly, the dispute about the number of slots in Mahindra&rsquo;s grille design&nbsp;ended with the 2009 Agreement, in which Mahindra agreed to use a five-slot grille design on the different vehicles that it planned to import into the US. In exchange, FCA made a promise to not assert its trade dress, trademark, or &ldquo;other intellectual property rights&rdquo; against Mahindra&rsquo;s vehicles, so long as the vehicles &ldquo;contained or used&rdquo; the approved grille design.</p>
<p>The document further states that &#39;years after the 2009 Agreement, and in accordance with the parties&rsquo; understanding of the agreement&rsquo;s terms, Mahindra adapted the Approved Grille Design to fit onto the vehicles (the Roxor) that Mahindra ultimately imported into the United States.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Controversy.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 937px; height: 286px;" title=""></p>
<p><em>The Mahindra Roxor and its five-slot grille.</em></p>
<p>The probe document says that FCA argued&nbsp;the Roxor does not use the Approved Grille Design essentially because the whole front end of the Roxor does not match exactly the image shown in Exhibit A of the 2009 Agreement. But as the evidence shows, Mahindra complied with its end of the 2009 Agreement by using the grille design.</p>
<p>Moreover, FCA read&nbsp;into the Approved Grille Design additional requirements that would not be understood by the relevant industry, and the contracting parties at the time of the negotiation, as part of a &ldquo;grille design.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#3300ff;">Investigation findings</span></strong><br>
In its observation, the US Trade Commission Investigative Staff said: "After considering the 2009 Agreement as a whole, the ordinary meanings of its terms, and the evidentiary record, the evidence shows that the term &#39;Approved Grille Design&#39;&nbsp;has a meaning that is consistent with Mahindra&rsquo;s interpretation. The term means the collection of primary and secondary design elements that make up the grille shown in Exhibit A of the 2009 Agreement, and these elements may be adapted to fit different vehicles. The design elements include the number and arrangement of the grille&rsquo;s openings, the grid pattern within the openings, a raised surface surrounding the central opening and Mahindra &#39;M&#39;&nbsp;logo, and the location of the &#39;M&#39;&nbsp;logo within the grille pattern."</p>
<p>FCA&rsquo;s expert&nbsp;Brian Baker&nbsp;testified that the Approved Grille Design has an outer shape that forms &ldquo;wings&rdquo; on either side of the grille, while the Roxor does not have these features. He also testified, in support of his conclusions, that the &ldquo;headlight openings&rdquo; in the Roxor&rsquo;s front end are not present in the Approved Grille Design.</p>
<p>However, the US Trade Commission Investigative Staff&nbsp;observed that the features that Baker identified are not the openings through which air passes, a key feature in the dictionary definitions of &#39;grille&#39;&nbsp;that are in the record.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/Portals/0/userfiles/16/Jeep%20Grille%20Design.jpg&h=485&w=735" style="width: 1113px; height: 248px;" title=""></p>
<p><em>The primary element of FCA&#39;s &#39;7-slot&#39; design changes in shape and proportions to fit different vehicles.</em></p>
<p>While informative, the US Trade Commission Investigative Staff is of the view that the dictionary definitions, standing alone,&nbsp;do not fully resolve the parties&rsquo; dispute (&ldquo;the court must not mechanistically parse the meaning of each word in the phrase; instead, it must look to the contextual understanding and consider the phrase as a whole&rdquo;).</p>
<p>Mahindra&rsquo;s witness Paul Lowis, who has been working in the automotive and design industry for about 45 years, testified as follows: "It includes no dimensions or specifications whatsoever. It&rsquo;s two-dimensional, and doesn&rsquo;t include any side views or isometric or&nbsp;orthographic views that would show you, for example, how deep the grille is, or how deep the grating on it is. It doesn&rsquo;t tell you what the grille is made of, or if the grille is any particular colour."</p>
<p>"Automotive&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;is&nbsp;about&nbsp;precision&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;hundreds&nbsp;or&nbsp;thousands&nbsp;of&nbsp;different&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;that&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;fit&nbsp;together&nbsp;properly.&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&nbsp;want&nbsp;someone&nbsp;to&nbsp;make you an exact part to fit your vehicle, you need to give them dimensions," added Lowis.</p>
<p>Jason Hill, Mahindra&rsquo;s expert, also testified that the 2009 Agreement &ldquo;does not specify the size, measurements, colour, materials, or finish of the Approved Grille Design. Therefore, when viewing the image, a designer has the task to assess what makes up the &lsquo;grille design,&rsquo; and then apply it to whichever vehicle &mdash; or vehicles &mdash; they are tasked with adapting it to.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The commission staff observed that the 2009 Agreement, however, does not explain the extent to which the Approved Grille Design may be adapted to fit a vehicle.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#3300ff;">Conclusion: Roxor uses&nbsp;the Approved Grille Design</span></strong><br>
In its final observations, the US Trade Commission Investigative Staff said, "Under the broad terms of Paragraph One of the 2009 Agreement, FCA is contractually barred from pursuing this Investigation if Mahindra&rsquo;s vehicles contain or use the Approved Grille Design. The evidence shows that Mahindra&rsquo;s Roxor uses the Approved Grille Design. Thus, the record supports a finding that Mahindra met its burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that FCA is contractually barred from pursuing this Investigation."&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Images used in story courtesy -&nbsp;US Trade Commission</em></p>
<![CDATA[US Trade Commission Investigative Staff say Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is contractually barred from pursuing the investigation. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/748c6659-3802-4846-a270-790a9fa6900d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/748c6659-3802-4846-a270-790a9fa6900d.jpg&h=485&w=73541445https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-trade-commission-clears-path-for-mahindra-roxor-sales-in-america-41445
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-trade-commission-clears-path-for-mahindra-roxor-sales-in-america-41445Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:13:00Trump asks GM CEO to stop making cars in China, open facility in Ohio<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b94ac342-e653-4aa3-915d-fabc28302c99.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>General Motors&nbsp;is among the latest American company to bear the dismay of president Donald Trump, after it announced its plans to end production in the country and reduce workforce according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-says-it-will-cut-15-of-salaried-workforce-in-north-america-1543246232?fbclid=IwAR3k_jGfrJ2onx62oM98f9aM82n-t3IGua0k8ayQl_P1aBaWyww_8472wW8">The Wall Street Journal</a>.</strong></p>
<p>The report says the move would impact around 14,800 jobs in the U.S. and Canada and end production at several North American factories, marking the auto maker&rsquo;s first significant downsizing since its bankruptcy last decade as the company tries to adjust to weak sedan sales.</p>
<p>The moves&nbsp;&mdash; affecting plants in Michigan, Ohio and Canada &mdash; would reduce GM&rsquo;s annual costs by $4.5 billion (Rs 31,914 crore) by the end of 2020, freeing up money to invest in electric and self-driving vehicles. The decision, though, was called &ldquo;callous&rdquo; by the main auto workers union and prompted US president Trump and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to each call Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors to express their disappointment.</p>
<p>Barra said she wants to act now, despite a strong economy and the company&rsquo;s healthy earnings, to help GM sustain profits through an expected downturn in the American car market and keep investing in new technologies. &ldquo;This is what we&rsquo;re doing to transform the company. The industry is changing very rapidly. We think it&rsquo;s appropriate to get in front of it while the business and the economy are strong,&rdquo; said Barra.</p>
<p>On Monday,&nbsp;Trump said he told Barra that she should stop making cars in China and open a new plant in Ohio to replace the one that is ending production.</p>
<p>&ldquo;They better damn well open a new plant there very quickly,&rdquo; Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday, noting that he talked to Barra a day before.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I love Ohio. &#39;I told them, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re playing around with the wrong person&#39;,&rdquo; WSJ quoted Trump.</p>
<p><em>Image courtesy: Wikipedia</em></p>
<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/general-motors-to-close-seven-factories--axe-15-of-workforce-41409"><span style="color:#ff0000;">General Motors to close seven factories, axe 15% of workforce</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[The US president said the carmaker needs to replace jobs in the United States.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b94ac342-e653-4aa3-915d-fabc28302c99.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b94ac342-e653-4aa3-915d-fabc28302c99.jpg&h=485&w=73541417https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/trump-asks-gm-ceo-to-stop-making-cars-in-china--open-facility-in-ohio-41417
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/trump-asks-gm-ceo-to-stop-making-cars-in-china--open-facility-in-ohio-41417Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:10:00Germans see AI as enabler for future mobility and manufacturing, Bosch survey<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5faf3ab7-06e4-4d5e-98d5-c1bb9e8dd048.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Whether at home, in traffic, or at work, artificial intelligence (AI) is going to transform the world. It&rsquo;s a future that is not so distant. Smartphones already come with smart voice-controlled assistants, and physicians are using AI to diagnose conditions. But even if smart systems are already here, most Germans (85 percent) still have no clear picture of the purposes that AI already serves today, says a survey by Bosch.</strong></p>
<p>The study finds that the case was similar when it came to the public&rsquo;s understanding of AI, although, most respondents &ndash; 82 percent &ndash; are familiar with the term &#39;artificial intelligence,&#39; more than half (53 percent) know only vaguely what it means. These are the findings of a representative survey conducted by Bosch and the market research institute Innofact in the run-up to the&nbsp;AI CON&nbsp;AI symposium.</p>
<p>Commenting on&nbsp;AI CON, where 200 and more experts are to talk about the opportunities and challenges of AI, Dr Michael Bolle, the chief digital and technology officer at Bosch, said: &ldquo;The more intelligent systems now shape everyday life, the more important it is to show people their benefits, and in this way to foster acceptance for this key technology. We have get the message across that humans will be in control of AI.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Optimism on AI</span></strong><br />
Bosch states that one example of how AI can benefit people is automated driving, and it is striving to make road transportation emissions-free, accident-free, and stress-free. With nine out of 10 accidents being currently attributable to human error, smart technology could use AI to prevent many of these from happening in the first place.</p>
<p>Secondly, connected manufacturing is another banner field for AI. In a smart factory, people and machines will work together as an intelligent team. The robots will relieve people of strenuous and dangerous tasks and learn from experience. This will reduce people&rsquo;s burden. The Bosch survey found that many Germans could imagine being able to accept this situation. Two-thirds of respondents &ndash; 67 percent &ndash; believe that manufacturing and mobility are going to benefit greatly from artificial intelligence. They are also open to working with a robot if it takes over routine chores. Half of all respondents could well imagine such a situation, and would above all devote the free time gained to social or creative activities. Views on the use of AI vary with age, with 18- to 29-year-olds most likely to see AI applications as potentially useful for smartphones and households.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Investing in AI</span></strong><br />
Bosch founded the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, or BCAI, in early 2017 to expand its AI skill-set. A big part of the BCAI&rsquo;s mission is to explore the rules by which machines learn and what conclusions they draw from these lessons. To promote young talent in this field, Bosch will be presenting the Bosch AI Young Researcher Award, endowed with 50,000 euro (Rs 41 lakh), for the first time next year. &ldquo;We are investigating artificial intelligence that is safe, robust, and explainable. AI will augment humankind&#39;s abilities,&rdquo; said Professor Thomas Kropf, the president of the Bosch corporate sector for research and advance engineering.</p>
<p>The survey commissioned by Bosch and carried out by the market research institute Innofact polled 1,022 people throughout Germany between the ages of 18 and 69. The survey was carried out in October 2018.</p>
<![CDATA[Although, most respondents – 82 percent – were familiar with the term 'artificial intelligence,' more than half (53 percent) know only vaguely what it means.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5faf3ab7-06e4-4d5e-98d5-c1bb9e8dd048.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/5faf3ab7-06e4-4d5e-98d5-c1bb9e8dd048.jpg&h=485&w=73541352https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/germans-see-ai-as-enabler-for-future-mobility-and-manufacturing--bosch-survey-41352
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/germans-see-ai-as-enabler-for-future-mobility-and-manufacturing--bosch-survey-41352Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:08:00DuPont's new $80m specialty materials manufacturing facility to come up in China<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e415e694-2e75-43b3-a5de-c1ec24b40049.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>DuPont has announced that it is investing more than $80 million (Rs 580 crore) to build a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The new facility will produce compounded high-end engineering plastics and adhesives to serve customers in transportation, electronics, industrial and consumer products markets. The planned facility is expected to become operational in 2020 with expansion through 2023.</strong></p>
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<p>The deal was signed between DuPont representatives and Zhangjiagang government officials at a ceremony in Shanghai at the China International Import Expo (CIIE).</p>
<p>The new facility, to be built at the Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park, will support growing demand for DuPont Transportation &amp; Advanced Polymers (T&amp;AP) business&rsquo; specialised materials. The company says the investment in new compounding lines will be focused primarily on DuPont Zytel nylon engineering plastics; Delrin acetal resins; Hytrel thermoplastic polyesters, and Multibase thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), lubricants and specialty silicone materials.</p>
<p>The site plans include new production lines for automotive adhesives, and also to manufacture additional specialty products in the future, enabling it to be the first multi-business manufacturing facility in China for the new DuPont.</p>
<p>Randy Stone, president of DuPont Transportation and Advanced Polymers, said: &ldquo;This investment reinforces our commitment to China and the Asian market where we see strong growth potential across our businesses. Our new manufacturing facility will position us well to support anticipated growth in the automotive sector due to strong customer demand for our advanced polymers and solutions from end users such as electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturers. This investment, in cooperation with the Zhangjiagang government, will enable us to continue to deliver innovative solutions that serve high-growth end uses in a cost-effective, responsive way, and strengthen our leadership position in these key application spaces globally.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company&#39;s T&amp;AP business has significant manufacturing operations and R&amp;D capabilities globally, in the United States and Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and in Asia Pacific, with the most recent investments announced for U.S. sites earlier this year.</p>
<p>The business is part of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division business, which offers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions for the transportation, electronics, industrial and consumer segment.</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dupont-targets-business-from-hevs-and-autonomous-vehicles-40831"><span style="color:#ff0000;">DuPont targets business from HEVs and autonomous vehicles</span></a></strong></p>
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<![CDATA[The investment for compounding and adhesives manufacturing is aimed to meet the growing demand in transportation, electronics, industrial and consumer products markets.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e415e694-2e75-43b3-a5de-c1ec24b40049.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e415e694-2e75-43b3-a5de-c1ec24b40049.jpg&h=485&w=73541312https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dupont-new-$80m-specialty-materials-manufacturing-facility-to-come-up-in-china-41312
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dupont-new-$80m-specialty-materials-manufacturing-facility-to-come-up-in-china-41312Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:13:00New car CO2 emissions hit highest point since 2013<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2a25c3b8-44b4-4f74-ad9f-281f890f39ee.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The average <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/europe-votes-favour-40-co2-reduction-2030">CO2 emissions</a> of new cars </strong><strong>has</strong><strong> reached the highest point since July 2013, data from the Department of Transport reveals.</strong></p>
<p>The data, taken from the quoted CO2 emissions of each new car registered in the UK, shows that the average figure for September reached 128.3g/km. This reflects starkly with the lowest figure on record of 119.2g/km, recorded in August 2016.</p>
<p>The rise has been attributed to the <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/slump-diesel-demand-continues-hit-uk-new-car-market">sharp decline in diesel sales</a> in the UK, which fell by 31% across last&nbsp;year. Buyers have been switching to petrol models, which generally emit higher levels of CO2 than their diesel counterparts.</p>
<p>Further blame can be attributed to the new <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/analysis-are-car-makers-ready-wltp">WLTP emissions regulations</a>, which are gradually forcing many car makers to <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/wltp-test-warning-co2-increases-could-be-higher-expected">increase the published CO2 figures for their vehicles.</a></p>
<p>It&rsquo;s especially significant given that the market&#39;s&nbsp;new cars are, on average, 12.6% more efficient than their predecessors, according to the SMMT. It also comes despite an increase in the number of ultra-low-emission vehicles registered, with plug-in hybrids and EVs&nbsp;making up over 3% of the UK&rsquo;s car market.</p>
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<p>Previous figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that average CO2 emissions for new cars registered in 2017 rose to 121.0g/km, up from 120.1g/km in 2016.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The rise, which marked&nbsp;the end of 20 years of consistent decline and came&nbsp;after a <a href="http://record%20low%20CO2%20output%20was%20recorded%20in%202016">record low CO2 output was recorded in 2016</a>, is directly linked to the collapse in diesel sales in the UK market in 2017. EU law makers recently voted for car manufacturers to <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/europe-votes-favour-40-co2-reduction-2030">reduce&nbsp;CO2 emissions from current levels by 40% by 2030</a>, which is looking increasingly difficult to achieve.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/diesel-deaths-%E2%80%93-complete-list-2018s-axed-models"><strong>Diesel deaths - complete list of 2018&#39;s axed models</strong></a></p>
<p>Government legislation is blamed by SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes, who said: &ldquo;The industry shares government&rsquo;s vision of a low-carbon future and is investing to get us there &ndash; but we can&rsquo;t do it overnight; nor can we do it alone.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The anti-diesel agenda has set back progress on climate change, while electric vehicle demand remains disappointingly low amid consumer concerns around charging infrastructure availability and affordability.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Last year, the government dealt a double blow to diesel, announcing that all-new non-electrified petrol and diesel car sales will be halted from 2040 onwards before confirming a tax hike for diesel cars in the autumn budget.</p>
<p>This anti-diesel legislation and the messages that accompanied them prompted a fall in consumer confidence. The knock-on effect has seen manufacturers begin to withdraw diesels from their line-ups. Recently, <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/porsche-axes-all-current-diesel-variants-line">Porsche stopped production of its current diesel</a> models, and <a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/fiat-chrysler-automobiles-abandon-diesel-engines-2022">Fiat Chrysler revealed intentions to abandon diesel </a>altogether by 2022.</p>
<p>Despite rapid growth in EV and hybrid car demand, total volume for the segment was still far too small to offset the drop in diesel demand. Demand for plug-in vehicles rose by 34.8% last year, yet zero-emission pure-electric car sales still<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/new-car-sales-fall-57-2017"> accounted for just 13,500 vehicles</a> &ndash; a tiny proportion of the 2.5 million total car sales across the year.</p>
<p>Hawes said this illustrated the need for further investment in cleaner combustion engine technology. He cited business fleets, which were previously seen as the biggest demand for diesel cars, as relevant places for diesel to still exist in large numbers.</p>
<p>&ldquo;To accelerate fleet renewal, motorists must have the confidence to invest in the cleanest cars for their needs &ndash; however they are powered,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;A consistent approach to incentives and tax and greater investment in charging infrastructure will be critical.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Now, more than ever, we need a strategy that allows manufacturers time to invest, innovate and sell competitively, and which gives consumers every incentive to adapt.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[Department for Transport data reveals average CO2 emissions of new cars sold reached 128g/km in September, with diesel decline blamed]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2a25c3b8-44b4-4f74-ad9f-281f890f39ee.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2a25c3b8-44b4-4f74-ad9f-281f890f39ee.jpg&h=485&w=73541269https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/new-car-co2-emissions-hit-highest-point-since-2013-41269
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/new-car-co2-emissions-hit-highest-point-since-2013-41269Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:52:00L&T Tech opens Digital Engineering Centre in Sweden, to support Nordic OEMs<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8a0ff804-be14-4317-838b-aa173ef1e78f.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>L&amp;T Technology Services&nbsp;(LTTS), a leading global pure-play engineering services company, announced the inauguration of its Digital Engineering Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. </strong></p>
<p>Located in the Lindholm Science Park, the Centre will act as a near shore development facility for LTTS&rsquo; customers in the region, providing proximity and support to their agile transformation initiatives.&nbsp;<br />
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The company has been the engineering partner of choice for several major brands in the Nordic region for over a decade. LTTS says it has worked on new-age technology development and digital engineering programs for automobile majors including Volvo Cars and Scania. As part of its GLOCAL strategy and to support its ongoing growth in the region, it is expanding its presence in Sweden to serve its Nordic customers better in their digital journey.&nbsp;<br />
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The Digital Engineering Centre in Gothenburg will act as a centre of excellence for LTTS&rsquo; operations across areas such as automotive and digital technologies. The centre will also develop technologies for industry verticals and clients outside the automotive industry.&nbsp;LTTS has already set up a&nbsp;development centre in Stockholm and is now expanding its footprint in Gothenburg&nbsp;to serve a wide range of industries.<br />
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Speaking at the launch of the centre,&nbsp;Amit Chadha, president, sales and business development and executive director, L&amp;T Technology Services,&nbsp;said,&nbsp;&ldquo;LTTS&rsquo; Digital Engineering Centre in Gothenburg will essay an integral role in&nbsp;facilitating digital innovations for our customers in the autonomous vehicles and connectivity domains in the Nordic region. We are a global organisation with a local mindset and through our&nbsp;dedicated engineering centre in Gothenburg we intend to promote digital technologies and look forward to developing ground-breaking services and solutions for our customers.&rdquo;<br />
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Monika Kapil Mohta, Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia, said, &ldquo;We are excited by the prospect of a global engineering R&amp;D leader like L&amp;T Technology Services setting up their Digital Experience Centre in Gothenburg. This is a timely initiative which will go hand in hand with the current technological developments in Sweden and the Nordic countries.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[LTTS says it has worked on new-age technology development and digital engineering programs for automobile majors including Volvo Cars and Scania. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8a0ff804-be14-4317-838b-aa173ef1e78f.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8a0ff804-be14-4317-838b-aa173ef1e78f.png&h=485&w=73541200https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/l&t-tech-opens-digital-engineering-centre-in-sweden--to-support-nordic-oems-41200
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/l&t-tech-opens-digital-engineering-centre-in-sweden--to-support-nordic-oems-41200Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:38:00Uber aims to fully electrify its fleet in London by 2025<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d1008585-81be-4f13-9502-b9fd16d907c0.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>With the growing trend of electrification the auto industry looks to go green, as are other stakeholders. The potential for electric vehicles to reduce emissions are manifold, but lack of charging infrastructure and comparatively higher initial price has remained a key challenge. </strong></p>
<p>Come 2025, the US headquartered ride sharing company Uber, plans to have an all-electric fleet in London. The company says that air pollution is a big issue affecting the United Kingdom&#39;s capital, and Uber is determined to play its part in making cities a healthier places for people to live and work.</p>
<p>This initiative is part of the company&#39;s Clean Air Plan, which it says will address some of the key challenges its drivers face in upgrading to cleaner vehicles. As part of the plan, starting early next year, a &lsquo;clean air fee&rsquo; of 15p per mile&nbsp;(Rs 14 per km) will be included on every trip booked through the Uber app in London, which it says will go towards helping the drivers to upgrade into an electric vehicle, as well as other clean air initiatives. The company estimates this fee on an average trip in London, will mean a clean air fee of around 45p (Rs 47).</p>
<p>To facilitate the move Uber says every driver using the app in London will be able to get&nbsp;assistance to help them move into an electric car. The amount of support drivers will receive towards the cost of an EV will be based on the number of miles they have driven on the app. To put things into perspective the company says for instance, a driver using the app for an average of 40 hours per week could expect&nbsp;around &pound;3,000 (Rs 282,537) of support towards an EV in two years&rsquo; time and &pound;4,500 (Rs 423,806) in three years.</p>
<p>Uber estimates the company will be able to expect to raise&nbsp;more than &pound;200 million (Rs1,883 crore) to support drivers transitioning to electric vehicles over the next few years. The company says it is aiming for all cars on the app to be fully electric in London in 2025, and anticipates the first&nbsp;20,000 drivers upgrading to the green vehicle by the end of 2021.</p>
<p>In addition to the cost of an EV, the other key barrier identified by an&nbsp;Energy Saving Trust report into the Uber&#39;s EV pilot&nbsp;was the availability of charging points. To help achieve its vision, Uber says it is working with other stakeholders. The company has teamed up with several leading home charging suppliers -- BP ChargeMaster, EO Charging, EVBox, Franklin Energy, NewMotion, Pod Point and Swarco&nbsp;EVolt, for providing affordable charging options to drivers using the app, so they can charge their car quickly and efficiently at home.</p>
<p>The ride sharing company has already partnered with ChargePoint to provide a number of rapid charging stations in central London to its existing drivers of electric vehicles. And it is also working with other industry players on ways to improve London&rsquo;s charging infrastructure, including by using anonymised data to provide insights into the charging patterns and behaviour.</p>
<p>The other element of its Clean Air Plan is a&nbsp;diesel scrappage scheme, which aims to remove 1,000 of the most polluting cars from London&rsquo;s roads&nbsp;which&nbsp;it says will begin early next year. The first 1,000 people in London to scrap a pre-Euro 4 diesel vehicle and provide an official scrappage certificate will receive up to &pound;1,500 (Rs 141,288) of credit to spend on Uber or uberPool&nbsp;rides.</p>
<p>Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber, said: &ldquo;The mayor of London has set out a bold vision to tackle air pollution in the capital and we&rsquo;re determined to do everything we can to back it. Our &pound;200 million Clean Air Plan is a long-term investment in the future of London aimed at going all electric in the capital in 2025. Over time, it&rsquo;s our goal to help people replace their car with their phone by offering a range of mobility options &ndash; cars, bikes, scooters or public transport &ndash; all in the Uber app.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Chris Large, senior partner, Global Action Plan, said: &ldquo;Two major barriers slowing the uptake of electric cars are still the purchase price and the substandard charging network. Uber&rsquo;s efforts to overcome these barriers should be commended. The aim for London Uber journeys to use only fully electric cars by 2025 is one of the most ambitious aims of any major company in the future mobility sector.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Matthew Eastwood, head of transport, Energy Saving Trust, said: &ldquo;Our work with Uber on electric vehicles has allowed us both to develop an understanding of the impact driving an electric vehicle has on licensed private-hire drivers. The report highlighted where electric vehicles worked well and where there are challenges. These learnings will be extremely valuable in support of the electrification of this important area of road transport.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[The ride sharing company will invest around £200 million towards the Clean Air Plan.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d1008585-81be-4f13-9502-b9fd16d907c0.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d1008585-81be-4f13-9502-b9fd16d907c0.jpg&h=485&w=73541163https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/uber-aims-to-fully-electrify-its-fleet-in-london-by-2025-41163
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/uber-aims-to-fully-electrify-its-fleet-in-london-by-2025-41163Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:44:00Tesla reports first quarterly profit since 2016, plans new ride-sharing service <div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8028d294-7ee8-4f45-a17c-dee09df7b321.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Tesla&nbsp;boss Elon Musk says&nbsp;that the firm is aiming to take on&nbsp;Uber with its own ride-sharing service &ndash;&nbsp;and&nbsp;that the prototype of the forthcoming&nbsp;Model Y SUV&nbsp;is ready to go into production ahead of its launch next year.</strong></p>
<p>Musk made the announcements after the electric car maker reported a quarterly profit for the first time in more than two years. Tesla recorded a profit of $312 million (Rs 2,288 crore) for the third quarter of 2018, helped by deliveries of the&nbsp;Model 3&nbsp;saloon rising to 56,000. It is the first time Tesla has posted a quarterly profit since 2016 &ndash; and just the third time it&nbsp;has done so in its 15-year history.</p>
<p>Musk called the results &ldquo;historic&rdquo;, and praised the ingenuity and hard work of the company. He added that the firm had made more than 80,000 vehicles during the three months, of which more than half were Model 3s.</p>
<p><strong>Tesla to launch Uber rival</strong><br />
Musk also told investors that Tesla has plans to expand into mobility services, saying that it &ldquo;will operate its own ride-hailing services and compete directly with Uber and Lyft, obviously.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Musk hinted that Tesla&rsquo;s business model would be more like accommodation service Airbnb, with customers able to &ldquo;offer their car, add or subtract to the fleet at will.&rdquo; It is likely Tesla&rsquo;s service could rely on autonomous technology when it is available, with reports that it would run a company-owned fleet of self-driving vehicles to pick up passengers whenever there are not enough customer cars available.</p>
<p><strong>Tesla Model Y on track for 2020</strong><br />
Talking about Tesla&rsquo;s future plans &ndash;&nbsp;which include the Model Y, a new Roadster, a&nbsp;lorry&nbsp;and a pick-up &ndash; Musk said the firm has &ldquo;the most exciting product roadmap of any company on Earth.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Speaking about the Model Y, which&nbsp;Musk had previously said would launch in 2019&nbsp;before going on sale the following year,&nbsp;he added: &ldquo;I recently approved the prototype to go into production.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Even if the Model Y launches in March next year, it will be held back until&nbsp;2020, in part because Tesla will need to find extra production capacity to build it.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tesla has already been forced to build&nbsp;a production line in a tent at its California factory to expand Model 3 production. Tesla is currently building a factory in China, which will feature production lines for two models &ndash; likely the Model 3 and Model Y &ndash; to be sold in that country.</p>
<p>Speaking about the pick-up, Musk promised that it would be "next-level stuff".</p>
<p>The financial report was Musk&rsquo;s final one as Tesla chairman, before&nbsp;he is required to step down due to a settlement with the US government&nbsp;for his tweets about taking the firm private. He will stay on as chief executive, and declined to comment on the search for his replacement.</p>
<![CDATA[Company boss Elon Musk says challenging Uber is "obvious" step as EV maker records first quarterly profit in two years]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8028d294-7ee8-4f45-a17c-dee09df7b321.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8028d294-7ee8-4f45-a17c-dee09df7b321.jpg&h=485&w=73541148https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-reports-first-quarterly-profit-since-2016--plans-new-ridesharing-service-41148
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-reports-first-quarterly-profit-since-2016--plans-new-ridesharing-service-41148Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:25:00BMW Group partners KPIT and TTTech for autonomous driving platform<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ef40478a-a2e1-4c38-9ebd-0d3c0af01807.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The BMW Group has partnered India&#39;s KPIT and Austria&#39;s TTech for software development, which further consolidates its partner network in the process.</strong></p>
<p>The collaboration with KPIT and TTTech is aimed to move ahead with the scalable autonomous driving platform and to work together on the development of Level 3 and Level 4/5 functions (Highway Pilot and Urban Pilot).</p>
<p>BMW says this move will bolster the company&#39;s development resources for automated driving and represents another step forward in its quest to expand the platform&rsquo;s ecosystem and establish the technology in the automotive industry.</p>
<p>KPIT and TTTech are well positioned to help roll out the software stack within the autonomous driving platform to third parties. This will facilitate integration for other OEMs and begin offering scalable software solutions across the industry.</p>
<p>Elmar Frickenstein, senior vice-president, Fully Automated Driving and Driver Assistance, BMW Munich, said: &ldquo;Tackling this immense challenge calls for an all-embracing approach. This includes building strong alliances that allow us to gain valuable know-how and also speed things up. In order to achieve our objective in 2021, we are collaborating with the best technology partners in the world.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Since July 2016, the BMW Group has been developing a network of world-leading technology partners to help expand the platform&rsquo;s footprint. These include Intel, Mobileye, Continental, Magna, FCA, Aptiv and Baidu.</p>
<![CDATA[BMW Group has been developing a network of world-leading technology partners to help expand the platform’s footprint. These include Intel, Mobileye, Continental, Magna, FCA, Aptiv and Baidu.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ef40478a-a2e1-4c38-9ebd-0d3c0af01807.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/ef40478a-a2e1-4c38-9ebd-0d3c0af01807.jpg&h=485&w=73541121https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bmw-group-partners-kpit-and-tttech-for-autonomous-driving-platform-41121
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bmw-group-partners-kpit-and-tttech-for-autonomous-driving-platform-41121Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:42:00Europe votes in favour of 40% CO2 reduction by 2030<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0952a41d-4910-4c26-ba87-8add0840ebef.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>European Union lawmakers&nbsp;have voted today for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/co2-reduction-targets-overly-aggressive-says-european-car-industry">car makers to reduce their CO2 emissions&nbsp;</a>by 40 percent&nbsp;by 2030, and by 20 percent&nbsp;by 2025.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>The European Commission previously legislated that a 30 percent&nbsp;reduction must be achieved by 2021. The targets are for a manufacturer&#39;s fleet average, calculated across all the models they sell. The stringent targets will effectively for them to put a major emphasis on zero emission cars such as electric vehicles.</p>
<p>The EU said these targets can be met through an accelerated&nbsp;pick-up of EVs, and that new cars with CO2 emissions of 50g/km or less must make up 20 percent of sales by 2025 and 35 percent by 2030.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A previous fleet average target of 66g/km by 2030 was widely criticised by the car industry&nbsp;and described by the<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/european-car-industry-defends-emissions-standards-amid-true-initiative-media-storm">&nbsp;European Automobile Manufacturers Association&nbsp;</a>(ACEA) as "aggressive when we consider the low and fragmented market penetration of alternatively powered vehicles across Europe to date".&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rapporteur of today&rsquo;s EU vote, Miriam Dalli, said: &ldquo;Achieving the European Parliament&rsquo;s support for a 40 percent&nbsp;CO2 emissions target by 2030 was no mean feat and I am proud of the successful result achieved. Equally important is the 20 percent&nbsp;emissions target for 2025.</p>
<p>The targets are particularly challenging because of the recent introduction of the tougher WLTP emissions test procedure, which means that car firms have had to cut real-world emissions simply to achieve the same fleet average as under the old NEDC test.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;This legislation goes beyond reducing harmful emissions and protecting the environment. It looks at setting the right incentives for manufacturers; it encourages investment in the infrastructure; it proposes a just transition for workers.&rdquo;</p>
<p>CO2 from road transport &ndash; the only sector across the continent where greenhouse gas emissions are rising&nbsp;&ndash; is of particular concern for lawmakers. This has been compounded by an growing number of cars on the road and the public backlash against diesel, with a rising percentage of&nbsp;petrol car registrations contributing to increased CO2 emissions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A total of 389 MEPs to 239 voted in favour of the legislation, which has been met with scepticism from ACEA. &ldquo;We remain particularly concerned about the extremely aggressive CO2 reduction targets and the imposition of sales quotas for battery-electric vehicles that MEPs have backed," said secretary-general Erik Jonnaert.&nbsp;"Today&rsquo;s vote risks having a very negative impact on jobs across the automotive value chain.</p>
<p>&ldquo;There is no guarantee that we have the right enabling framework in place to facilitate this sudden transition to electromobility. Consumers cannot be forced to buy electric cars, without the necessary infrastructure or incentives in place.&rdquo;</p>
<p>PSA Group boss Carlos Tavares, speaking yesterday at the Paris motor show before the vote, was critical of some MEPs from countries without major car production bases. He felt they were inclined to be more extreme in setting CO2 targets because they don&#39;t appreciate the&nbsp;problems in countries with an industry to protect.</p>
<p>&ldquo;There is the problem with the superficiality of our society&rsquo;s thinking," said Tavares. "These are complex issues which need very carefully crafted solutions.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tavarares also called on the EU to appoint a "battery champion" to speed the move towards greater EV use.&nbsp;&ldquo;All car companies agree we have to keep cutting emissions,&rdquo; he said. "But it is a question of how fast.</p>
<p>"We must draw a fine line between going so fast that we draw all battery supplies from Asia, the price goes up, and we price some people out of the market, or we go a little slower and source more locally. If we go too slow, we lose the competitiveness of our industry."</p>
<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/european-trade-union-moots-%E2%80%98just-transition%E2%80%99-for-new-co2-standards--says-300-000-jobs-at-risk-40858"><span style="color:#ff0000;">European trade union moots &lsquo;just transition&rsquo; for new CO2 standards, says 300,000 jobs at risk</span></a></strong></p>
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<![CDATA[A 20% reduction in CO2 from cars and vans by 2025 has also been agreed by MEPs]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0952a41d-4910-4c26-ba87-8add0840ebef.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0952a41d-4910-4c26-ba87-8add0840ebef.jpg&h=485&w=73540902https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/europe-votes-in-favour-of-40-co2-reduction-by-2030-40902
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/europe-votes-in-favour-of-40-co2-reduction-by-2030-40902Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:33:00European trade union moots ‘just transition’ for new CO2 standards, says 300,000 jobs at risk<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/37338b94-13e5-4ce6-be60-20694ce8fa0f.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>IndustriAll Europe, which&nbsp;</strong><strong>represents 7.1 million working people of nearly 200 European trade unions, said that</strong><strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;October 3,&nbsp;the European Parliament will vote on the proposed regulation on CO2 standards for cars and vans.</strong></p>
<p>Initially, the Commission proposed a 30 percent CO2 emission reduction of both cars and vans by 2030. An intermediate target of a 15 percent reduction was set for 2025; however, on September 10, 2018, the EP&rsquo;s environment committee voted to increase these targets to 20 and 45 percent. At the same time penalties are to be introduced for those producers that fail to hit sales targets for low- and zero-emissions vehicles of 20 percent in 2025 and 40 percent for 2030.</p>
<p>Luc Triangle,&nbsp;general secretary, IndustriAll Europe, said:&nbsp;&ldquo;We support the change towards greener cars, but we have to make sure that workers are not paying the price of this transition. It will require time, budgets and ambition in order to organise up- and re-skilling programmes for workers, to put in place internal transformation programmes at company level, to develop support programmes for SME&rsquo;s to help them find alternative business opportunities, and to implement regional development plans for automotive regions. Public authorities and companies both have an important responsibility to put this in place.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Nearly 300,000 jobs in Europe at risk</span></strong><br />
The trade union said that a recent study by the Fraunhofer Institute, on the labour content of components of both electric and conventional powertrains, concluded that an automotive fleet composed of 40 percent BEV&rsquo;s and 25 percent PHEV&rsquo;s in 2030, a scenario that mirrors the proposals of the EP&rsquo;s environmental committee, would reduce employment in the production of powertrains by 18 percent in Germany. Extrapolated to the European level, this would mean that 108,000 direct jobs are at risk. As each direct job in the automotive industry creates at least 1.7 indirect jobs&nbsp;in the supply chain, it the body said that it can be assumed that the current proposals would put at least 291,600 jobs at risk by 2030.</p>
<p>These figures take into account the new jobs generated in power electronics and battery production, but not the impact of other structural trends, such as increased robotisation or the development of mobility services (resulting in less car sales). As the effects will be unevenly distributed, the challenges of electrification for individual companies and regions specialised in conventional technologies will ultimately be extremely serious.</p>
<p>Electrical Vehicles (EVs) have currently only a very small market share and it is unclear when a mass market will emerge. As trade unions we are concerned that introducing targets which are hard to achieve could have a dramatic impact on the automotive industry and its workers. Plant closures and mass redundancies must be avoided.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/european-trade-union-moots-‘just-transition’-for-new-co2-standards--says-300-000-jobs-at-risk-40858Mon, 01 Oct 2018 17:10:00ZF bets on electrification and autonomous tech for CVs, to invest 12 billion euros<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b7f6125b-c395-444f-9236-0c588708ab3f.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 supplier ZF says the logistics industry is overtaking the passenger car sector when it comes to the automation of driving functions. The company says it is supporting this trend with innovative concepts and major investments. </strong></p>
<p>The company cites the example of commercial vehicles that are intelligently connected thanks to its production-ready technology, which are and equipped with autonomous driving functions capable of independently performing all logistics tasks or assisting package delivery drivers.</p>
<p>ZF says the autonomous delivery trucks will make package deliveries along the &lsquo;last mile&rsquo; more efficient &ndash; which will in the future help to deal with rising delivery volumes while reducing traffic in city centres. E-mobility and autonomous driving are strategically very important for ZF and the company intends to invest more than 12 billion euro (Rs 10,223 crore) in these areas over the next five years.</p>
<p>In line with the theme of &lsquo;Smart Logistics&rsquo; at IAA 2018 Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, the company has bundled its technologies and &ndash; through automation, networking and electrification &ndash; has created attractive solutions for the complete logistics chain. Autonomous driving will prevail more quickly in the commercial vehicle sector due to reduced vehicle operating costs while also helping to improve safety and efficiency.&nbsp;</p>
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Wolf-Henning Scheider, CEO, ZF Friedrichshafen, said: &ldquo;We are revolutionising the &#39;last mile&#39; so that packages can be delivered more cleanly, safely and on time. For this reason, we are working together with partners and customers to further develop our concept ready for series production within the next two years.<br>
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"In order to quickly offer the market our systems expertise in the form of innovative and practical solutions, we will be investing more than &euro;12 billion in e-mobility and autonomous driving alone over the next five years. Despite current challenges in the markets and increased spending for developing new technologies, ZF remains on course. We will achieve our goals for the current year which include our revenue targets, investment increases and reducing debt,&rdquo; continued Scheider.<br>
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The &lsquo;last mile&rsquo; in parcel logistics is an attractive use case. ZF&rsquo;s Innovation Van has demonstrated how intelligent networking, autonomous driving and an all-electric drive support parcel delivery services in meeting the requirements of the future &ndash; especially the rising delivery volumes and the demand for individual delivery. At the same time, such vehicles will also help to reduce emissions and traffic in city centres. This approach has attracted interest within the industry.</p>
<p>Scheider said: &ldquo;We are already in concrete negotiations with several customers.&rdquo; ZF&rsquo;s Innovation Van is based on its high-speed super computer ZF ProAI, as well as its sensor set consisting of camera, radar and lidar.<br>
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The all-electric delivery truck is equipped with level 4 autonomous driving functions and is designed to independently manoeuvre through city centres, stay in its lane even if without road markings, recognise both traffic lights and road signs and react to sudden hazardous situations. In addition, the Innovation Van can detect and drive around obstacles such as double-parked vehicles.</p>
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<p>The Follow Me function &ndash; which utilises a tablet-based remote control &ndash;is particularly helpful for drivers. If two addresses are close enough that it makes more sense for the delivery driver to stay on foot, the Innovation Van will follow the driver as if on a virtual leash. In addition, if there is no parking available at a certain address, the driver can send the vehicle ahead to the next stop where it will look for a parking space on its own. This will also help to avoid traffic jams in future caused by delivery trucks which are often double parked.&nbsp;<br>
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The company&rsquo;s two latest world premieres &ndash; the Innovation Truck and the Terminal Yard Tractor &ndash; show how it is responding to key freight challenges. These vehicles can autonomously manoeuvre swap bodies, trailers and containers. The driverless, manoeuvrable vehicle functions improve efficiency, speed and environmental-friendliness at depots, company terminal yards and container ports. On top of that, the company says it can help to reduce accidents and property damage. Lastly, such vehicles can also help address the constantly growing shortage of skilled workers in the logistics industry.&nbsp;<br>
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&ldquo;Driverless transport vehicles and automated functions will play a significant role particularly in zoned areas like company terminal yards, forwarding company depots or air and sea ports,&rdquo; continued Scheider. &ldquo;In the near future, we will be seeing more autonomous vehicles in such zoned areas faster than on public roads. The cost, safety and efficiency benefits for customers will make a difference here.&rdquo;<br>
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<strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Electrifying commercial vehicles</span></strong></p>
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The smart logistics approach from ZF also covers zero local emission drives for all vehicle classes. The German company says air pollution in city centres should be considerably reduced, and as a response to international requests for quotations for electrically powered buses, ZF - as European market leader - has received orders for more than 1,000 of its AxTrax AVE electric portal axles. These will soon be contributing to 60 million zero-emission passenger kilometres each year in cities like Los Angeles, London or Stuttgart.&nbsp;<br>
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ZF is also accelerating the electrification of the drive in other commercial vehicle segments. For instance, it has received a volume-production order for its new CeTrax electric central drive which is suitable for both buses and trucks, for deployment in shunting vehicles. The electric axle drive system for light commercial vehicles will go into volume production in mid-2019.</p>
<p>The company says it has also proven to be a pioneer in the electrification of heavy-duty trucks. For the first time, a field test with the TraXon Hybrid commercial vehicle transmission, which was jointly conducted by ZF and DAF, it demonstrated the benefits of electrification in heavy trucks. With all-electric manoeuvring as well as numerous hybrid functionalities, a potential fuel saving of between five and seven percent can be achieved. With this, ZF is showing the potential of electrification with heavy commercial vehicles.</p>
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<![CDATA[ZF is betting on autonomous driving and connectivity to simplify logistics processes. It is developing an autonomous electric delivery vehicle and intends to invest more than € 12 billion in the areas of e-mobility and autonomous driving in the next five years. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b7f6125b-c395-444f-9236-0c588708ab3f.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b7f6125b-c395-444f-9236-0c588708ab3f.jpg&h=485&w=73540743https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-bets-on-electrification-and-autonomous-tech-for-cvs---to-invest-12-billion-euros-40743
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-bets-on-electrification-and-autonomous-tech-for-cvs---to-invest-12-billion-euros-40743Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:00:00Nissan buys stake in e.dams, looks to strengthen Formula E partnership<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f75c96ab-3784-4400-8483-5d76a99bc47b.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Japanese carmaker, Nissan which will mark its debut as the first Japanese OEM to enter the Formula E championship, has strengthened its partnership with e.dams.</strong></p>
<p>The company says by purchasing a stake in the championship-winning racing organisation (e.dams), will help it showcase the &lsquo;performance side&rsquo; of Nissan ahead of its debut in the&nbsp;ABB FIA Formula E&nbsp;electric street-racing championship.</p>
<p>The company says it will join Formula E as the first Japanese carmaker to participate in the innovative series and as a leader in electric cars to showcase its vision for changing how cars are powered, driven and integrated into society.</p>
<p>Based in Le Mans, France, and co-founded by team principal Jean-Paul Driot, the e.dams organisation emerged from DAMS, a leading contender in European open-wheel and sports car competition for more than 30 years. In its previous partnership with Nissan&#39;s alliance partner Renault, e.dams won the Team Championship in the first three seasons of Formula E. It also holds records for most wins and pole positions.</p>
<p>"For Nissan&#39;s first Formula E experience, it makes sense to partner with e.dams and be able to draw on the organisation&#39;s experience of winning races and championships," said&nbsp;Roel de Vries, Nissan corporate vice president and global head of marketing and brand strategy. "The level of competition in Formula E will get even more intense for season five, with a series-mandated all-new car and powertrain. As part of our commitment to our partnership, Nissan has now purchased an ownership stake in the organisation, and we&#39;re excited to work with Jean-Paul and his team."</p>
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<p><em>L-R: Roel de Vries, Nissan corporate vice president and global head of marketing and brand strategy; Jean-Paul Driot, e.dams founder and team principal; and Michael Carcamo, Nissan Global Motorsport Director.</em></p>
<p>Paul Driot, said:"With our new partner Nissan, we&#39;re eagerly awaiting the new challenges ahead. We&#39;re very proud of our history in Formula E, and we&#39;re looking forward to adding new pages to the series&#39; history books with our new partner and the new car."</p>
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<p>The partners have begun testing the all-new &lsquo;Gen2&rsquo; Formula E car, which they say provides more power and range and eliminates the need for the midrace car swap that was a feature of Formula E during the first four seasons.</p>
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<![CDATA[Nissan to debut as the first Japanese OEM to enter the electric street-racing championship in December.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f75c96ab-3784-4400-8483-5d76a99bc47b.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f75c96ab-3784-4400-8483-5d76a99bc47b.jpg&h=485&w=73540684https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-buys-stake-in-edams--looks-to-strengthen-formula-e-partnership-40684
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-buys-stake-in-edams--looks-to-strengthen-formula-e-partnership-40684Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:29:00Security flaws in Tesla and McLaren keyless entry found<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/92e187cf-10eb-4556-97eb-f1b9e5ce4f4a.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>A team of researchers at the University of Leuven, Belgium, have uncovered a serious security flaw in a keyless entry and start system used by brands such as&nbsp;Tesla&nbsp;and&nbsp;McLaren.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>The team at the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group (COSIC) were able to attack and clone the key fob of two&nbsp;Tesla Model S&nbsp;cars in &ldquo;a matter of seconds&rdquo;, allowing an attacker to unlock and start the vehicle.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The system, developed by software company Pektron, is said to be fitted to a number of high-end models. It&rsquo;s easier to attack than other systems of this type, according to the research team, because attackers don&rsquo;t need to be close to the car and key fob at the same time. The released video, below, shows how quickly the Model S can be accessed.</p>
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<p>McLaren has confirmed that the research demonstrates a &ldquo;theoretical vulnerability in our vehicle security systems&rdquo;, but it has &ldquo;not been proven to affect our vehicles, and we know of no McLaren that has been compromised in such a way&rdquo;. Customers are being contacted by email to inform them of the issue, however, and are being sent a signal blocking pouch for the car&rsquo;s key.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tesla previously released a&nbsp;&lsquo;pin to drive&rsquo; security feature&nbsp;as a response to the findings, which the researchers recommend owners use alongside disabling the passive entry system.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Belgian University team uncovers serious hacking risk to keyless entry system developed by Pektron.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/92e187cf-10eb-4556-97eb-f1b9e5ce4f4a.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/92e187cf-10eb-4556-97eb-f1b9e5ce4f4a.jpg&h=485&w=73540674https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/security-flaws-in-tesla-and-mclaren-keyless-entry-found-40674
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/security-flaws-in-tesla-and-mclaren-keyless-entry-found-40674Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:06:00Tata Motors Group global wholesales up 14% in August 2018<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/164f8bfa-b005-47f1-bc55-ee61667e39fa.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Tata Motors&rsquo; Group global wholesales in August 2018, including Jaguar Land Rover, was 107,030 units, up 14 percent, as compared to August 2017.</strong></p>
<p>The global wholesales of all Tata Motors&rsquo; commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in August 2018 was 45,719 units, a growth of 29 percent YoY. While the global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in August 2018 was up by 4 percent (YoY) at 61,328 units.</p>
<p>For Jaguar Land Rover the global wholesales came at 42,658 vehicles (*JLR number for August 2018 includes CJLR volumes of 4,106 units).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jaguar wholesales for the month was 14,209 vehicles, while Land Rover wholesales for the month were 28,449 vehicles.</p>
<p><em>*CJLR &ndash; It is a JV between JLR and Chery Automobiles and is an unconsolidated subsidiary for JLR</em></p>
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<![CDATA[Tata Motors’ Group global wholesales in August 2018, including Jaguar Land Rover, was 107,030 units, up 14 percent, as compared to August 2017.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/164f8bfa-b005-47f1-bc55-ee61667e39fa.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/164f8bfa-b005-47f1-bc55-ee61667e39fa.jpg&h=485&w=73540664https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tata-motors-group-global-wholesales-up-14-in-august-2018-40664
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tata-motors-group-global-wholesales-up-14-in-august-2018-40664Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:56:00Denso picks up stake in Tohoku Pioneer EG<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/9336a545-0ad0-4658-8d01-5f1e806b6059.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Japanese component major, Denso Corporation announced that it has agreed with Pioneer Corporation to buy stake in Tohoku Pioneer EG Corporation (Tohoku Pioneer EG), which is involved in the factory automation business and is owned by Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation.</strong></p>
<p>The company says with the global environment for the manufacturing industry at a turning point due to the shrinking workforce and aging population. Various initiatives are being taken to promote industrial change, such as Connected Industries in Japan and Industrie 4.0 in Germany.</p>
<p>Against this backdrop, Denso has set the goal of developing optimal solutions for FA systems in the Long-term Plan 2025, which it formulated in 2017. Specifically, it will offer FA system solutions that combine automation processes using robots with IoT-based kaizen support by leveraging its expertise in process design and worksite management refined through many years of manufacturing automotive components, thereby offering new value to society.</p>
<p>As a system integrator of various automated production equipment, Tohoku Pioneer EG has supplied advanced custom-made FA production systems that meet the needs of customers, including Denso, in various industries such as the automotive, electrical/electronic equipment, medical, food, semiconductor, and IT industries.</p>
<p>The component major says it has a track record of introducing automation systems at 130 plants globally has an affinity with Tohoku Pioneer EG&rsquo;s experience in offering FA production system. By taking a stake in Tohoku Pioneer EG, Denso will be able to offer optimal streamlined FA system solutions and thereby contributing to the overall development of the manufacturing industry.</p>
<![CDATA[Denso says this move will help towards contributing for the development of the manufacturing industry through FA systems.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/9336a545-0ad0-4658-8d01-5f1e806b6059.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/9336a545-0ad0-4658-8d01-5f1e806b6059.jpg&h=485&w=73540661https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/denso-picks-up-stake-in-tohoku-pioneer-eg-40661
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/denso-picks-up-stake-in-tohoku-pioneer-eg-40661Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:07:00Why would Rolls-Royce’s design chief join Hongqi?<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a3d6520f-eadc-4f56-b0f6-a962b500dbf1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Eyebrows raised this morning&nbsp;as it was revealed that it was Chinese car maker&nbsp;Hongqi&nbsp;&ndash; part of the FAW Group &ndash; that had lured&nbsp;Rolls-Royce&nbsp;head of design Giles Taylor to quit his seeming dream job.</strong></p>
<p>Why, you might wonder, would he want to do that?</p>
<p>Cynics will say for money, of course. They may have a point. It&rsquo;s a motivator for most people. But for what little I know of Taylor, and without having been able to talk with him about the move, I doubt the story starts or ends there.</p>
<p>Timing is part of it, I&rsquo;m sure. After six years heading up Rolls-Royce&rsquo;s design team, Taylor can put his name to both a new&nbsp;Phantom&nbsp;and the new&nbsp;Cullinan, among others. He&rsquo;s also guided a future design path, with the Vision Next 100 concept.</p>
<p>A new Phantom is as big as it gets. Redesigning, to huge acclaim, an icon of the industry is as special a project as you could imagine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, creating an all-new flagship SUV for the brand is as big a challenge as he is likely to face &ndash; and, while it may be fashionable to snipe at present, I bet the tide soon turns on that one.</p>
<p>As a result, I reckon there must have been a bit of Taylor&rsquo;s mind that was thinking "What next?".</p>
<p>Of course, he could have stayed where he is, under the wing of&nbsp;BMW&rsquo;s design group, but with the responsibility of leading the world&rsquo;s quintessential luxury brand. Doesn&rsquo;t sound a bad gig, does it?</p>
<p>But Taylor has always shown ambition, moving from PSA to Jaguar to Rolls-Royce on his upward climb. On the cusp of turning 50, it&rsquo;s not unfair to argue that he has already achieved more in his career than many will achieve in a lifetime.</p>
<p>So, perhaps he concluded that he had two choices: to stay in one of the best jobs in the world or to face entirely new challenges. For restless, ambitious minds, sometimes even the best job in the world isn&rsquo;t enough.</p>
<p>If you agree that no established car maker could match what&rsquo;s gone before, the curveball of looking east starts to make more and more sense.</p>
<p>While today&rsquo;s FAW announcement is brief and scant on detail, it suggests that Taylor can stay in his adopted home of Munich and build a team to his liking. That&rsquo;s quite a vote of confidence from his new employer and, I&#39;d say, quite an extraordinary challenge for him. Imagine someone knocking on your door and saying "We like what you do, and we&rsquo;re prepared to invest in you to create, as you see fit, from scratch".</p>
<p>And&nbsp;again, perhaps, his age is significant; if, as I imagine it must be, his brief at Hongqi is to build a credible luxury brand from scratch, a job that most car people will tell you would take 20 years at least if everything goes to plan, he had to make his move now.</p>
<p>Finally, it&rsquo;s worth noting that FAW is one of China&rsquo;s big three car makers. It lacks nothing in terms of funding or scale. Now, it appears, it has ambition, too.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Sounds exciting, doesn&rsquo;t it? Exciting enough, I&rsquo;d guess, to tempt Taylor to move.</p>
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<![CDATA[Giles Taylor has designed the Phantom and Cullinan, so why join a little-known Chinese car maker?]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a3d6520f-eadc-4f56-b0f6-a962b500dbf1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a3d6520f-eadc-4f56-b0f6-a962b500dbf1.jpg&h=485&w=73540660https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-column/why-would-rollsroyce’s-design-chief-join-hongqi-40660
https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-column/why-would-rollsroyce’s-design-chief-join-hongqi-40660Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:37:00Volvo reveals 360c autonomous car concept<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d3b37196-abc0-4f98-a6cd-10297bba9bca.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Volvo&nbsp;has revealed the 360c autonomous concept car, which it says imagines a world where self-driving vehicles could replace short-haul air travel.</strong></p>
<p>Mårten Levenstam, Volvo&rsquo;s head of corporate strategy, said the 360c is designed to offer &ldquo;a glimpse at how autonomous drive technology will change the world as we know it&rdquo;, adding: &ldquo;The possibilities are mind-boggling.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The 360c&nbsp;is a fully autonomous electric car that &ldquo;reimagines how people travel, how they engage with friends, family and contacts, and how they can recapture time while travelling&rdquo;.&nbsp;Volvo says such autonomous machines could alter the fundamental pattern of how people live.</p>
<p>Conceived as a Level 5 autonomous vehicle, meaning it requires no driver input at all, the cabin abandons the traditional two- and three-row seating of today&rsquo;s family car. It can be configured as a mobile bedroom, an office, a living room or an entertainment space.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We regard the 360c as a conversation starter, with more ideas and answers to come as we learn more,&rdquo; said Levenstam. &ldquo;Yet we believe fully autonomous drive has the potential to fundamentally change our society in many ways.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It will have a profound impact on how people travel, how we design our cities and how we use infrastructure. But we are just one of many stakeholders, so we expect and invite a broad discussion as society learns how to make the most of this revolutionary technology.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Volvo believes the use of self-driving vehicles could become preferable to aircraft by travelling at night, in effect&nbsp;turning them into business class cabins with a flat bed. The brand suggests that trips involving flights of around 200 miles could be&nbsp;quicker end to end in an autonomous car.</p>
<p>Previously unproductive daytime travel could then be used for other activities such as work, socialising and entertainment. Volvo also says that self-driving cars, and the way in which they can be used, could open up new markets for the company.</p>
<p>Levenstam said: &ldquo;People becoming less reliant on proximity to cities is just one example of the impact of removing the burden of unproductive travel time. The 360c driving office makes it viable for people to live at greater distances from crowded cities and use their time both in a more pleasant and more effective way.&rdquo;</p>
<p>More importantly, Volvo says autonomous vehicles promise improved safety, reduced pollution and&nbsp;lower traffic congestion.&nbsp;As a consequence, this will lead to healthier and higher-quality lives for city dwellers.</p>
<![CDATA[Self-driving vehicle is designed as 'conversation starter' and Volvo reckons it could replace short-haul plane travel]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d3b37196-abc0-4f98-a6cd-10297bba9bca.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d3b37196-abc0-4f98-a6cd-10297bba9bca.jpg&h=485&w=73540621https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-reveals-360c-autonomous-car-concept-40621
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-reveals-360c-autonomous-car-concept-40621Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:09:00Mercedes to follow EQC with nine EVs in next four years<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2b1d7f85-922f-4107-a413-197825e40249.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Mercedes has begun its electric vehicle assault with the&nbsp;EQC, which will be closely followed by nine more zero-emissions cars in the next four years.</strong></p>
<p>Between now and 2022, the car maker will launch the EQC SUV, the&nbsp;EQA hatchback&nbsp;(already seen in concept form), the EQB small SUV and an EQS flagship saloon.</p>
<p>Three Smart electric vehicles &ndash; Fortwo, Fortwo Cabriolet and Forfour &ndash; will bring the count to seven.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/all-electric-mercedes-benz-eqc-revealed">All-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC revealed</a></strong></p>
<p>An electric V-Class, a passenger version of the Vito van, already confirmed to go electric, will also arrive by 2022.</p>
<p>The final two cars are not yet certain. Most likely is an EQA-based saloon, vital for the burgeoning electric market in China.</p>
<p>Mercedes R&amp;D boss Ola Kallenius said: &ldquo;The EQ family will have several saloons in its portfolio, but the EQC was the right place to start strategically. It&rsquo;s right at the heart of premium SUV volume.&rdquo; Electric configurations are also easier to package into high-riding vehicles such as SUVs, because of the battery placement along the floor.</p>
<p>Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche added: &ldquo;With those 10 vehicles, we cover 60% of our relevant segments.&rdquo; He said that any future vehicles could address the remaining 40 percent, depending on demand.</p>
<p>More broadly, Zetsche said that in the future, as electric car sales ramp up, it might be that Mercedes drops the EQ brand and instead there would just be EQ versions of its other key lines:&nbsp;Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and standard Mercedes cars.</p>
<p>Zetsche added that an electric AMG performance car was inevitable, but first we would see more hybrid AMGs.</p>
<p>&ldquo;At some point in time there will be an electric AMG,&rdquo; he said, hinting&nbsp;that it would be launched in the next five years.</p>
<p>Alongside the 10 electric vehicles being launched&nbsp;by 2022, Mercedes has also confirmed 50 electrified vehicles in that timeframe, including mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids. It has invested 10 billion euros (Rs 76,440&nbsp; crore) into the programme.</p>
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<![CDATA[Firm has kicked off electric brand with SUV - but says saloons will be vital part of future plans]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2b1d7f85-922f-4107-a413-197825e40249.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2b1d7f85-922f-4107-a413-197825e40249.jpg&h=485&w=73540620https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedes-to-follow-eqc-with-nine-evs-in-next-four-years-40620
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedes-to-follow-eqc-with-nine-evs-in-next-four-years-40620Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:03:00New Mercedes-Benz EQC: all-electric SUV revealed<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c61f6f43-5136-489f-b98b-4b90322fa287.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Mercedes-Benz&nbsp;has revealed the first of up to 10 new pure-electric models due before 2025 with the unveiling of its eagerly awaited&nbsp;EQC.</strong></p>
<p>A key rival to the&nbsp;Jaguar I-Pace,&nbsp;Tesla Model X&nbsp;and upcoming&nbsp;Audi E-tron Quattro, the new five-seat EQC SUV is the first dedicated electric Mercedes model to enter series production. The EQC is based around a heavily modified version of the GLC platform.</p>
<p>Stylistically, it leans heavily on the&nbsp;early Generation EQ concept&nbsp;of 2016. It retains the same basic shape and five-door layout of the earlier concept, albeit with altered detailing such as the front-end design. Autocar understands that the EQC achieves a drag coefficient of less than 0.30.</p>
<p>At 4761mm long, 1884mm wide and 1324mm tall, the EQC is 105mm longer and a considerable 315mm lower than&nbsp;the GLC, with which it shares its 2873mm wheelbase.</p>
<p>Inside, the new model uses an upgraded version of the GLC&rsquo;s cabin, parts of which are set to appear on a&nbsp;facelifted version of the mid-range SUV due in 2019. These include a newly designed dashboard with a digital instrument and infotainment panel, reworked ventilation units and a new multi-function steering wheel featuring touch pads within the horizontal spokes.</p>
<p>With seating for five and 79 litres more luggage space than the GLC, at a claimed 500 litres, the EQC will count versatility as one of its strongest selling points.</p>
<p>The EQC is powered by a newly developed electric drivetrain that&rsquo;ll be used across the EQ range. Initially previewed in the Generation EQ concept, it consists of two electric motors &ndash; one powering the front wheels and another the rears &ndash; that enable four-wheel drive capability, depending on the driving mode.</p>
<p>They deliver a combined 402bhp and 564lb ft to move the EQC&rsquo;s 2425kg kerb weight. By comparison, the 395bhp&nbsp;Jaguar I-Pace&nbsp;weighs 2130kg.</p>
<p>Each of the EQC&rsquo;s motors is configured differently: the front one is tuned for efficiency in the low- to mid-load range, and the rear one is described as being more performance orientated, with a greater emphasis on the mid to high- load range. Rubber subframe mounts for the motors endow the EQC with class-leading refinement,&nbsp;according to Mercedes-Benz.</p>
<p>In Sport mode, the EQC will sprint from a standstill to 62mph (100kph) in 5.1sec. Top speed is limited to 112mph (180kph). In a display of the car&rsquo;s versatility, Mercedes also claims a towing capacity of 1800kg and a 515kg payload.</p>
<p>Energy to power the motors is supplied by an 80kWh battery. All up, the lithium-ion unit weighs 650kg. With a claimed range of 280 miles (450.6 km) on the current NEDC test cycle (which is being phased out) and 249 miles (400.7 km) on the WLTP cycle, the EQC can&rsquo;t quite match the 336-mile (540.7 km) NEDC and 292-mile (469.9 km) WLTP&nbsp;claimed range of the I-Pace, which features a larger, 90kWh battery. That should translate to around 200 miles of real-world range.</p>
<p>A standard 7.4kW onboard charger enables AC charging via either regular mains or high-voltage public charging stations. Under DC charging, the EQC&rsquo;s battery can be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent at up to 110kW in around 40min.</p>
<p>There are no plans to offer different battery sizes on the EQC. However Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche said that in future, EQ models could be offered with a range of options. &ldquo;Yes [we could do it] but not like in today&rsquo;s vehicles with 15 variations. We will probably try to offer different price points., which would offer different mile ranges. But it is not as easy to do as an internal combustion engine equivalent.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The EQC will be produced at Mercedes&rsquo; Bremen plant in Germany and a joint-venture factory in Beijing, China. UK examples will be made exclusively in Bremen. Prices are expected to start at around &pound;67,500 (Rs 62 lakh), which would put the EQC on par with the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace. UK deliveries are estimated to begin in Q3 2019.</p>
<p>Mercedes said it constructed more than 200 prototypes of the EQC in a programme claimed to have covered &ldquo;several million kilometres across four continents&rdquo;.</p>
<p>So it looks like Mercedes&rsquo; first committed stab at a proper EV will weigh more than a Tesla Model S and a Jaguar I-Pace &mdash; and, with 80kWh of battery capacity, may very well not offer quite as much real-world cruising range as either.</p>
<p>We&rsquo;d be foolish to make any judgements about it on the basis of such preliminary information, or without knowing for sure exactly how Mercedes will be pricing the car, but that&rsquo;s probably not the greatest of starts for it to have got off to.</p>
<p>I like the sound of the car&rsquo;s motor configurations, though. It certainly makes sense to me to vary either the size of the motor at each axle, or its gearing, or both, in order to optimise performance and energy efficiency throughout the speed range.</p>
<p>And Mercedes&rsquo; claim is promising, too: that this motor strategy will boost the car&rsquo;s handling dynamism, with the bigger and more powerful motor being at the rear, and perhaps only called upon when the car is in Sport mode or being driven under high load.</p>
<p><strong>Also </strong><strong>read:</strong><strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedesbenz-eq-c-electric-suv-previewed-ahead-of-september-reveal-40534"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Mercedes-Benz EQ C: electric SUV previewed ahead of September reveal</span></a></strong></p>
<![CDATA[New battery-electric model will go on sale next year and take the fight to the Jaguar I-Pace and Tesla Model X]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c61f6f43-5136-489f-b98b-4b90322fa287.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c61f6f43-5136-489f-b98b-4b90322fa287.jpg&h=485&w=73540607https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/new-mercedesbenz-eqc-allelectric-suv-revealed-40607
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/new-mercedesbenz-eqc-allelectric-suv-revealed-40607Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:15:00US start-up brings innovative advertisement on rear window of car<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb756840-ddda-410c-a93f-65d6b06079eb.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>In the age of digital disruptions the mobility segment is undergoing humongous changes, right from the way vehicles are being manufactured to the way it is sold. Now, a United States-based start up Grabb-IT is working on doubling up a vehicles rear-window into a personalised/customised digital advertisement billboard.</strong></p>
<p>The company says that it is currently piloting the digital advertisement on ridesharing vehicles, wherein it is installing the hardware free-of-cost for the drivers. It claims that the advertisements will be &lsquo;Always On&rsquo; the ads cannot be turned off, skipped, hidden or shut down; Hyper-Target which it says is part of its advanced online platform wherein the advertiser can create campaigns for areas which generate high number of impressions.</p>
<p>Grabb-IT says as per its pilot study findings the digital advertisement saw 43 percent people surveyed at various locations in San Francisco recall noticing the advertisements on cars. Around 22 percent, recall the actual brands advertised on Grabb-It&#39;s platform.</p>
<p>The company says its product is easily installable on the window screen and can be rolled down too. For its driver partners it will freely install the screen and they will get a part of the revenue as additional income without putting any additional efforts.</p>
<p>Grabb-IT to showcase its innovation undertook a pilot study for which it chose two high foot density locations that have repeat footsteps to test brand recall, the outcome was calculated based on 100 surveyors a week after the campaign kicked-off based on the assumption of repeat footsteps.</p>
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<p>It says the results found &ndash; 45 out of 100 remembered seeing the digital greeting card advertisement;&nbsp;95 percent (43) of those 45 recalled the brand (digital greeting card company); 60 percent (28) of those understood the brand product and 47 percent (22) of those were willing to make a purchase of the product.</p>
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<![CDATA[Grabb-IT is working on doubling up a vehicles rear-window into a personalised/customised digital advertisement billboard.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb756840-ddda-410c-a93f-65d6b06079eb.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/eb756840-ddda-410c-a93f-65d6b06079eb.jpg&h=485&w=73540583https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-startup-brings-innovative-advertisement-on-rear-window-of-car-40583
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/us-startup-brings-innovative-advertisement-on-rear-window-of-car-40583Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:22:00Daimler, Aerotec, Eos pilot plant starts operations for industrial 3D printing process<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e835b220-e527-43b3-9449-d489e5959ad6.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>One year ago, <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-partners-premium-aerotec-eos-accelerate-industrial-3d-printing-process-24404"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Premium Aerotec, Daimler, and EOS jointly initiated the NextGenAM project to develop the basis of a future system for series production using 3D printing technologies</span></a>. Now, the partners have achieved a key milestone, with the first pilot plant put into operation at Premium Aerotec in Varel, Germany. </strong></p>
<p>As metal 3D printing technology gaining more and more traction in the industrial field, three leading companies had joined hands to develop a production system for serial additive manufacturing (AM). The partners say &nbsp;additive manufacturing is becoming an increasingly important factor in the industry, also with regard to series production. The project officially began in May 2017, and the NextGenAM team has checked the entire AM process to assess its potential for automation. Now the first pilot plant has been put into operation at Premium Aerotec&rsquo;s technology centre in Varel.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The goal of the project is to develop a complete production cell capable of manufacturing aluminium components for the automotive and aerospace industries.</p>
<p>The purpose-built pilot facility currently consists of various machines for additive manufacturing, post-processing, and quality assurance. The innovation about the production chain is that the individual steps and the interaction of all additive and conventional process steps are fully automated and integrated, and manual steps have been eliminated.</p>
<p>As a result, complex, lightweight and at the same time robust components can be manufactured and the high level of automation forms the basis for profitable production going forward.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The pilot plant</span></strong><br />
At the centre of the pilot production chain is the EOS M 400-4, a four-laser system for industrial 3D printing with metal materials. The system is used in combination with the peripheral solutions of the EOS Shared-Modules concept. The EOS M 400-4 in Varel is equipped with a powder station and connected to a stand-alone setup and unpacking station. As a result, filling and emptying the system with the aluminium material, setting up the system to prepare a new build job, and unpacking the built components from the powder bed can be carried out independently of and parallel to the actual AM build process.</p>
<p>This significantly increases productivity. The additively manufactured components are transported between the individual stations fully automated and under protective gas in a container on an automated guided vehicle.&nbsp;The downstream post-processing has also been extensively automated: A robot takes the build platform with the parts from the setup station and places it in a furnace for subsequent heat treatment.</p>
<p>The same robot then removes the platform again and takes it to a three-dimensional optical measurement system for quality assurance purposes. Finally, the build platform is conveyed to a saw, which separates the parts from the platform, making the components ready for further use.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Future of additive manufacturing</span></strong><br />
Daimler says that the successful development of the automated process chain is the result of fruitful cooperation between all the project partners, each contributing their various skills and experience: EOS is among the global technology and quality leader for high-end solutions in the field of industrial 3D printing. Premium Aerotec was the first manufacturer in the world to supply serial 3D-printed structural components for Airbus aircraft. Up to now, titanium powder has been used as material for this. However, one of the aims of the NextGenAM project is also to qualify aluminium for use. The automotive manufacturer Daimler contributes its experience in the field of mass production &ndash; an essential aspect if the pilot plant is to be used to manufacture parts on a large scale.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr Thomas Ehm, CEO, Premium Aerotec, said: &ldquo;In this project we have already succeeded in significantly reducing the production cost per part, thus creating an economic perspective for large-scale digital 3D printing factories.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dr Tobias Abeln, chief technical officer, EOS, said: &ldquo;The integration of the AM process in an automated production line is an important milestone for the broad application of our technology in series production scenarios.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jasmin Eichler, Head of Research Future Technologies at Daimler AG, said: &ldquo;3D printing is well on the way to establishing itself in the automotive sector as an additional manufacturing method with great versatility. With this collaborative pre-development project, we are taking a significant step towards achieving cost-effectiveness in metal 3D printing throughout the process chain. The project lays the cornerstone for the future realization of larger quantities in the automotive series production process &ndash; with the same reliability, functionality, longevity, and economy as for components from conventional production.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Outlook</span></strong><br />
In the coming months, the pilot process chain will be further tested at the technology centre in Varel and parts of the facility will be audited. In addition, production data will be collected and analysed with the aim of collating precise data on process times, profitability, and cost optimisation. The NextGenAM project is therefore moving continuously closer to its goal of producing highly complex aluminium components in series production in a particularly economical additive manufacturing process.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[The goal of the project is to develop a complete production cell capable of manufacturing aluminum components for the automotive and aerospace industries.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e835b220-e527-43b3-9449-d489e5959ad6.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/e835b220-e527-43b3-9449-d489e5959ad6.jpg&h=485&w=73540575https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler--aerotec--eos-pilot-plant-starts-operations-for-industrial-3d-printing-process-40575
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler--aerotec--eos-pilot-plant-starts-operations-for-industrial-3d-printing-process-40575Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:43:00Lanxess to sell JV stake to partner Saudi Aramco in Arlanxeo<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/86ab079b-8628-4271-86f5-25c384486984.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German </strong><strong>specialty</strong><strong> chemicals group Lanxess says it plans to sell its remaining 50 </strong><strong>percent</strong><strong> stake in Arlanxeo to its joint venture partner Saudi Aramco. The two companies, that founded Arlanxeo in 2016 as 50-50 joint venture for synthetic rubber, signed a respective agreement today.</strong></p>
<p>The Netherlands-headquartered Arlanxeo is a leading synthetic rubber company and posted sales revenue of around 3.2 billion euro (Rs 24,461 crore) in 2017. The company has employee strength of around 3,800 and has a global presence with 20 production sites spread across 9 countries. The company&rsquo;s core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of synthetic high-performance rubber for use in the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries.</p>
<p>Lanxess says the transaction is subject to approval of the relevant antitrust authorities, and simultaneously the information/consultation of the competent employee representative bodies will take place. The parties expect to complete the envisaged transaction by the end of 2018. The JV is valued at 3.0 billion euro&nbsp;(Rs 22,932 crore), and Lanxess expects to receive approximately 1.4 billion euro&nbsp;(Rs 10,702 crore) in cash after deducting debt and other financial liabilities for its 50 percent share. It plans to use the proceeds to strengthen its financial basis and reduce net financial debt. Originally, the partners had agreed on a lock-up period until 2021.</p>
<p>Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Board of Management, Lanxess, said: &ldquo;With the envisaged transaction we would complete another important milestone of our strategic transformation earlier than originally planned. This should allow us to even better focus on our position as a leading player in mid-sized specialty chemicals markets. At the same time, we increase the resilience of our business, strengthen our financial basis and gain additional strategic flexibility for further growth.&ldquo;</p>
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<![CDATA[Lanxess expects to receive approximately 1.4 billion euro (Rs 10,702 crore) in cash after deducting debt and other financial liabilities for its 50 percent share. It plans to use the proceeds to strengthen its financial basis and reduce net financial debt. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/86ab079b-8628-4271-86f5-25c384486984.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/86ab079b-8628-4271-86f5-25c384486984.jpg&h=485&w=73540572https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-to-sell-jv-stake-to-partner-saudi-aramco-in-arlanxeo-40572
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-to-sell-jv-stake-to-partner-saudi-aramco-in-arlanxeo-40572Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:56:00Dyson unveils electric vehicle proving ground<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/31e4a71f-585b-4cde-b63d-3f5ba241a9b4.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Dyson&rsquo;s road car project has taken a step closer to production, with the brand unveiling&nbsp;its proving ground at Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire that&nbsp;includes&nbsp;test tracks, motorway-like surfaces, high-speed strips and an off-road course.</strong></p>
<p>The plans suggest a diverse range of electric cars.&nbsp;We already know there will be a three-car line-up,&nbsp;with an SUV almost a certainty,&nbsp;on&nbsp;top of the high-end model already mooted. A sports car will not be part of the range, but a top speed of more than 100mph (161kph)&nbsp;for one or more&nbsp;models is suggested.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With &pound;85 million (Rs 837 crore)&nbsp;already spent on restoring two hangars at&nbsp;Hullavington, Dyson&#39;s investment in the site will reach &pound;200m (Rs 1,969 crore)&nbsp;once work is completed, with a further &pound;550m (Rs 5,414 crore) of investment planned once the facility is up and running.&nbsp;Handling, rural and off-road courses are confirmed, as is a skid pan and a high-speed runway for high-speed testing at more than 100mph.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dyson CEO Jim Rowan said: "Our growing automotive team is now working from Dyson&rsquo;s state-of-the-art hangars at Hullavington Airfield. It will quickly become a world-class vehicle testing campus,&nbsp;where we anticipate investing &pound;550m, creating even more high-skilled jobs for Britain.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Three more buildings will be opened at the site in the next few months, the company revealed, although its&nbsp;automotive employees have already moved to the renovated H86 hangar at the site.</p>
<p>The company also&nbsp;recently trademarked&nbsp;the terminology &lsquo;Digital Motor&rsquo;&nbsp;for automotive use.&nbsp;Previously used only on its household products, the Digital Motor moniker describes a brushless permanent-magnet synchronous motor &mdash;&nbsp;the same type found in many electric vehicles currently on the market.</p>
<p>The trademark, filed recently for the European market, applies to both cars and non-road-going machines, although the use of the trademark in an automotive context is a first for the company.&nbsp;Dyson&#39;s first car is due next year and the brand also&nbsp;wants to&nbsp;grow its EV programme workforce by 300 people in a bid to ramp up the pace of development before the&nbsp;vehicle&nbsp;reaches the market.</p>
<p>Dyson, a leader in vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, already has 400 employees focused on the project, but is now "looking to fill an additional 300 automotive vacancies"&nbsp;as it moves into&nbsp;Hullavington,&nbsp;a 750-acre campus that will be Dyson&rsquo;s second research and development site in Britain.</p>
<p>The EV project has been&nbsp;working to produce three&nbsp;models&nbsp;for more than three years. Its first will be a low-volume car produced in fewer than 10,000 units.&nbsp;Company founder Sir James Dyson said this model&nbsp;will carry a premium price tag but will not be a&nbsp;sports car&nbsp;(see below&nbsp;for more details on this model).</p>
<p>Dyson will use this low-volume first model&#39;s development and production period to&nbsp;establish relationships with suppliers&nbsp;so that when it focuses on future models, which will include mass-produced cars, it will already be an established manufacturer.</p>
<p>The British company plans to produce two mass-produced EV models after the low-volume debutant.&nbsp;If all goes well, the brand intends to continue developing EVs in&nbsp;the future.</p>
<p>Dyson is working to produce its cars with&nbsp;solid state battery&nbsp;technology. This advanced battery chemistry, which uses&nbsp;higher energy density cells that are quicker to charge and store more energy&nbsp;than current liquid cells, is predicted to make it to market in time for the brand&#39;s second car, possibly at the start of the next decade.</p>
<p>This would place Dyson at the front of the race to bring solid state batteries to market. Of the existing car makers,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/toyota-and-panasonic-look-automotive-battery-business">Toyota has been most vocal</a>&nbsp;about its&nbsp;plans to introduce the technology in the coming decade.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/bmw-confident-it-can-win-solid-state-battery-race">A BMW spokesman recently claimed</a>&nbsp;that the company is also making good progress,&nbsp;while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-frankfurt-motor-show/electric-porsche-911-and-boxster-use-solid-state-batteries">Porsche has hinted that solid state EVs&nbsp;</a>are in its product plans.</p>
<p>Dyson&#39;s solid state development appeared to have taken a hit when its battery expert,&nbsp;Ann Marie Sastry,&nbsp;left the company in&nbsp;late&nbsp;2017.&nbsp;Dyson told <em>Autocar UK</em> at the time that&nbsp;it doesn&#39;t&nbsp;"get into specifics on personnel matters" when questioned on the matter.</p>
<p>The brand is also investing in artificial intelligence&nbsp;along with a long list of other cutting-edge digital&nbsp;technologies, including robotics and machine learning. Although not officially linked to its car programme, this suggests Dyson will be well placed to integrate autonomous technology that can &#39;learn&#39; into its earliest vehicles.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Dyson&#39;s first EV</span></strong><br />
The first car&#39;s development is being funded by&nbsp;&pound;2 billion (Rs 19,686 crore)&nbsp;in investment from Dyson and the project has&nbsp;received support from the British Government.</p>
<p>Dyson is keeping details&nbsp;such as performance and&nbsp;range secret, but the first model won&#39;t be a mass-market car like the&nbsp;Renault Zoe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nissan Leaf;&nbsp;instead, it will be&nbsp;aimed at a more tech-oriented market. Dyson&#39;s existing household goods tend to be more expensive than the competition, suggesting&nbsp;that the EV&#39;s&nbsp;market position will be firmly in the premium segment, similar to that of Tesla.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/industry/why-dyson-launching-electric-car">Insight: why is Dyson launching an electric car?</a></strong><br />
There&#39;s no definitive word yet on where the car will be built, but Sir James revealed to Reuters last year: "Wherever we make the battery, we&rsquo;ll make the car;&nbsp;that&rsquo;s logical. So we want to be near our suppliers;&nbsp;we want to be in a place that welcomes us and is friendly to us, and where it is logistically most sensible. And we see a very large market for this car in the Far East.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dyson has a large market presence in the Far East, so Chinese production isn&#39;t an unrealistic prediction, although the car is being&nbsp;developed in the UK.</p>
<p>In the announcement of the EV&nbsp;plan, Sir James took swipes at the Governments&#39; push for diesels and the Dieselgate emissions scandal. "Governments around the world have encouraged the adoption of oxymoronically designated &lsquo;clean diesel&rsquo; engines through subsidies and grants," he said. "Major auto manufacturers have circumvented and duped clean air regulations. As a result, developed and developing cities are full of smog-belching cars, lorries and buses. It is a problem that others are ignoring."</p>
<p>He revealed that a major aim is to reduce air pollution from cars "at the source", saying:&nbsp;"I committed the company to develop new battery technologies. I believed that electrically powered vehicles would solve the vehicle pollution problem. Dyson carried on innovating. At this moment, we finally have the opportunity to bring all our technologies together into a single product.</p>
<p>"We&rsquo;ve started building an exceptional team that combines top Dyson engineers with talented individuals from the automotive industry. The team is already over 400 strong&nbsp;and we are recruiting aggressively. I&rsquo;m committed to investing &pound;2bn on this endeavour."</p>
<p>The EV will be Dyson-badged, unlike&nbsp;Google&#39;s Waymo project and Apple&#39;s autonomous car efforts that focus&nbsp;on components for other cars. Dyson&nbsp;is not planning to seek help from other manufacturers to bring the car to production.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Latest development in Dyson’s automotive project is brand's Wiltshire-based proving ground for upcoming electric vehicles]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/31e4a71f-585b-4cde-b63d-3f5ba241a9b4.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/31e4a71f-585b-4cde-b63d-3f5ba241a9b4.jpg&h=485&w=73540566https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dyson-unveils-electric-vehicle-proving-ground-40566
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dyson-unveils-electric-vehicle-proving-ground-40566Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:10:00Tesla introduces 'PIN to Drive' security feature<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/dcb8a878-e2a7-4178-b4b1-ea331192b033.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Tesla has added the option of a &#39;PIN&nbsp;to Drive&#39; setting to its models for added security.</strong></p>
<p>Aimed at combating the&nbsp;theft of cars through key fob hacking, the option will not allow a user to drive the car until the correct PIN (personal identification number)&nbsp;has been entered on the infotainment screen.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The feature can be activated through the Controls and Safety &amp; Security sub-menus, where owners will be prompted to create the private PIN.&nbsp;</p>
<p>PIN to Drive was another update completed over the air by Tesla to its cars - an innovation that has left many manufacturers scrambling to emulate its success. The Volkswagen Group is developing its own over-the-air update system, with future models from&nbsp;Porsche,&nbsp;Skoda,&nbsp;Seat, and&nbsp;Volkswagen&nbsp;all tipped to feature the system.</p>
<p>The addition comes alongside the upgrading of the key fob cryptography for the&nbsp;Model S,&nbsp;up to the standard used in the&nbsp;Model X, making&nbsp;it harder to hack.&nbsp;An upgrade for Model S owners to the new cryptography is offered, for those with the older key fob.&rsquo;</p>
<p>The PIN to Drive feature is only available so far on the&nbsp;Model S and Model X, but it will be made available on the brand&rsquo;s entry-level&nbsp;Model 3&nbsp;in the future.&nbsp;</p>
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<![CDATA[Extra layer of security requires you to enter a PIN before the car will allow you to drive it.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/dcb8a878-e2a7-4178-b4b1-ea331192b033.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/dcb8a878-e2a7-4178-b4b1-ea331192b033.jpg&h=485&w=73540563https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-introduces-pin-to-drive-security-feature-40563
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-introduces-pin-to-drive-security-feature-40563Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:20:00Ford Motor uses drones for safety inspection of plant<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a0b9aa44-021f-4f54-9fb2-d91fdd6543c9.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>American carmaker Ford Motor, says it is utilising a simple innovation that allows its employees to carry out an arduous &ndash; but essential &ndash; chore in a tenth of the time it would normally take and without the safety risks of working at height. </strong></p>
<p>Ford employees are now using cameras mounted on drones to safely and efficiently inspect high-rise gantries, pipework and roof areas at the company&rsquo;s Dagenham Engine Plant in the UK.</p>
<p>The mundane task was previously the team carried out this important maintenance work using automated extendable platforms and scaffolding to check 40-metre-long gantries that support the plant&rsquo;s heavy machinery. Each inspection area would take a laborious 12 hours to complete.</p>
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<p>Ford Motor says now its employees with their feet firmly on the ground are controlling drones equipped with GoPro cameras, which helps the maintenance staff thoroughly inspect each area in just 12 minutes. The whole production facility can be covered in a day, zoning in on hard-to-reach areas to ensure they are well-maintained and comply with its rigorous safety standards.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;d joked about having a robot do the work when there was a light-bulb moment &ndash; use drones instead,&rdquo; said Pat Manning, machining manager, Ford Dagenham Engine Plant. &ldquo;We used have to scale heights of up to 50 metres to do the necessary checks on the roof and machining areas. Now we can cover the entire plant in one day and without the risk of team members having to work at dangerous heights.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The carmaker says with the time saved, the team at Dagenham can carry out more frequent inspections, without having to shut facilities to construct the scaffolding that was once necessary.</p>
<p>Ford&rsquo;s drones are also set to work inspecting pipework, locating air leaks and checking machinery. The company is now evaluating the possibility of using this high-flying technology in other regions.</p>
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<![CDATA[Ford says using drones the maintenance staff can thoroughly inspect each area in just 12 minutes]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a0b9aa44-021f-4f54-9fb2-d91fdd6543c9.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a0b9aa44-021f-4f54-9fb2-d91fdd6543c9.png&h=485&w=73540542https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ford-motor-uses-drones-for-safety-inspection-of-plant-40542
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ford-motor-uses-drones-for-safety-inspection-of-plant-40542Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:04:00VW Group hit hard by new emissions test<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/32090c96-a6e5-428e-b327-fdb37152836e.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Car makers are&nbsp;racing to ensure their ranges are compliant with the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) for emissions and fuel consumption before it comes into force on 1 September.</strong></p>
<p>The WLTP test will replace the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) procedure and includes real-world testing and a greater focus on individual models and lines.</p>
<p>Cars sold after 1 September must have passed the new test and that has led to certain models, particularly those with heavily tuned, downsized engines and more strained high-performance units, being withdrawn from sale while they are reconfigured to meet the new WLTP test.</p>
<p>Doing so has been hugely costly for manufacturers. Volkswagen estimates the profit burden of meeting the new rules will be more than &euro;1 billion (Rs 7,644 crore).&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz&nbsp;has also warned that it expects its profits to fall later this year as a result.</p>
<p>To gauge the impact of WLTP, an Autocar survey of car firms revealed that, while most were expecting no issues or delays due to WLTP, several have been forced to suspend production or axe models to meet the new rules.</p>
<p>Volkswagen Group brands have been particularly affected by the change in tests.&nbsp;Audi,&nbsp;Seat,&nbsp;Skoda&nbsp;and&nbsp;VW&nbsp;all issued a similar statement that they are restricted from disclosing exactly which model lines are due to change or are experiencing delays.</p>
<p>Several key VW models have had their emissions or fuel consumption ratings changed by the WLTP tests. The emissions and fuel consumption of the&nbsp;VW Up GTI&nbsp;were increased to 127-129g/km and 42mpg from 110g/km and 49mpg. The&nbsp;Golf R&rsquo;s power output has been&nbsp;reduced from 306bhp to 296bhp due to WLTP, a decline understood to be due to a more restrictive exhaust system to cut NOx emissions. The&nbsp;Seat Leon Cupra R&nbsp;will also have its output reduced by 10bhp.</p>
<p>Several models have been suspended from sale or withdrawn because of the new test.&nbsp;Porsche suspended orders for its entire range due to the WLTP switch and has yet to confirm the engine range for its recently revised Macan.</p>
<p>The most notable car removed from sale is the&nbsp;VW Golf GTI, which won&rsquo;t be replaced, with the next-gen model due next year. The&nbsp;Audi SQ5&nbsp;is suspended and the 1.4-litre TFSI-engined&nbsp;Audi A4&nbsp;has been replaced with a 2.0-litre TFSI unit with the same power output.</p>
<p>Skoda&rsquo;s range-topping Superb has had its output cut from 276bhp to 268bhp, and the 1.4-litre TFSI&nbsp;Kodiaq&nbsp;engine has been swapped for a 1.5-litre version.</p>
<p>The delays in switching production to WLTP-compliant cars has caused deliveries to fall behind: Seat sources estimate a four-to-eight-month wait for bestselling models.</p>
<p>Elsewhere,&nbsp;Peugeot&nbsp;halted production of the&nbsp;308 GTi&nbsp;270 in May and build of a WLTP- compliant version will not resume until October. Similar production suspensions have affected 128bhp and 163bhp versions of the&nbsp;2008,&nbsp;3008&nbsp;and&nbsp;5008.</p>
<p><strong>Who will be affected by WLTP?</strong></p>
<p><em>Autocar UK</em> asked car manufacturers whether their ranges were ready for the new tests.</p>
<p><strong>READY:</strong></p>
<p>Alfa Romeo, BMW, Citroën, Dacia, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Ssangyong, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volvo</p>
<p><strong>CHANGES REQUIRED OR PRODUCTION AFFECTED:</strong></p>
<p>Audi, Peugeot, Porsche, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen</p>
<p><strong>DECLINED TO COMMENT:</strong></p>
<p>Mercedes-Benz, Smart</p>
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<![CDATA[Volkswagen estimates the profit burden of meeting the new rules will be more than €1 billion (Rs 7,644 crore).]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/32090c96-a6e5-428e-b327-fdb37152836e.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/32090c96-a6e5-428e-b327-fdb37152836e.jpg&h=485&w=73540537https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/vw-group-hit-hard-by-new-emissions-test-40537
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/vw-group-hit-hard-by-new-emissions-test-40537Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:23:00EVs constitute more than half of new PV sales in Norway’s capital<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a100e868-1ca4-4095-b730-dac258692539.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The road for electric vehicles (EVs) may have just begun globally, but there are some cities which are leading by example for defining the future of mobility. Scandinavia, home to not just many of the world&rsquo;s leading OEMs &ndash; Volvo, Scania, Mercedes-Benz, Saab to name a few, but also home to the EV capital of the world, Oslo, the capital of Norway.</strong></p>
<p>As per an article in <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/08/the-oslo-model-how-to-prepare-your-city-for-electric-vehicles/">World Economic Forum</a> (WEF), Oslo is setting an example that it is possible to boost the sales of EVs, that they work in a rough Nordic climate, and that a major shift could be just around the corner. &nbsp;For the first time in history, more than half or 53 percent of all new cars sold in Oslo were electric. With a record high of 39 percent of all new cars being fully electric, Norway is by far the country with the highest market share for EVs by capita globally, even if Los Angeles, Beijing and Shanghai have higher sales in absolute&nbsp;numbers.</p>
<p>The report says in 2017 new car sales in Oslo accounted for more than 50 percent including full battery electric (37.5%) or a plug-in hybrid (14.1%), according to the Norwegian Road Federation. And in the current year the exponential growth of EV sales in Oslo has continued, with a robust 53 percent sales share for EVs so far.</p>
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<p><em>Infographic: WEF/The Norwegian EV Association</em></p>
<p>It further highlights that currently, electric cars make up 16 percent of total cars in Oslo, with 9 percent full electric and 7 percent plug-in hybrids. A major transition towards zero emission cars is now well on track, with the growth much faster than anticipated a couple of years ago.</p>
<p>The road map for driving EV sales in terms of green taxes (on less polluting vehicles) and other incentives have indeed worked. The consumers have embraced EVs in increasing numbers because the public sector has made it sensible, affordable and simple for people to make green choices in their daily life.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#00923E;">The Oslo model</span></strong><br>
The exponential growth of EVs, with annual sales increase of more than 100 percent, was surprisingly high. The report says fantastic as it is, it also creates challenges, for the first time since 2008, it is hard for EV users to find an available charging point in central Oslo; the number of available charging points per vehicle have dropped from one charger per four cars, to one charger per 10 cars. However, there is a solution: not only to boost the number of chargers, but also to make the charging infrastructure smarter and more efficient. The city council has recently decided to go up a gear and triple the deployment of new charging points. In close cooperation with private companies, Oslo will build fast chargers in the corridors in and out of the city. A large network of semi-fast chargers (7.4-22 kW), with a higher charging speed and higher turnover of cars, is being deployed to ensure a more cost-efficient system and less use of limited public space. The world&rsquo;s first indoor parking for EVs only,&nbsp;Fortress, has also been part of accommodating and supporting Oslo&rsquo;s growing fleet of zero-emission cars.</p>
<p>To drive adoption of the green vehicles the city of Oslo has planned several new measures that include &ndash;</p>
<p>&bull; A&nbsp;car-free city centre&nbsp;(inner city)</p>
<p>&bull; New&nbsp;low emission zones&nbsp;(greater Oslo)</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;Residential parking zones with free parking for EVs (greater Oslo)</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;Congestion tax&nbsp;(non for EVs) (the whole city)</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;Increased numbers of toll gates/road&nbsp;throughout the city, with free passage for EVs</p>
<p>&bull; A&nbsp;fossil-free city&nbsp;2024 (greater Oslo)</p>
<p>&bull; Only zero emission taxis from 2022 (the whole city)</p>
<p>&bull;&nbsp;Ban on sales of diesel and gasoline vehicles&nbsp;(all of Norway from 2022)</p>
<p>&bull; Temporary&nbsp;bans on diesel cars on the most polluting days&nbsp;(the whole city from 2017)</p>
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<![CDATA[The exponential growth of EVs, with annual sales increase of more than 100 percent, was surprisingly high. The report says fantastic as it is, it also creates challenges.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a100e868-1ca4-4095-b730-dac258692539.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/a100e868-1ca4-4095-b730-dac258692539.jpg&h=485&w=73540496https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/evs-constitute-more-than-half-of-new-pv-sales-in-norway’s-capital-40496
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/evs-constitute-more-than-half-of-new-pv-sales-in-norway’s-capital-40496Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:41:00Continental marginally downgrades growth outlook for fiscal 2018<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/96b17d68-ca56-4545-b943-1ccb490a644d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German technology major&nbsp;Continental today revised its guidance for fiscal 2018, on the back of&nbsp;lower sales expectations, cost increases and warranty claims. However,&nbsp;despite these effects, the technology company continues to expect to grow faster than its relevant markets.</strong></p>
<p>The revised sales guidance for fiscal 2018 including all expected negative exchange-rate effects amounts to about &euro;45 billion (Rs 343,980 crore). In comparison to sales in 2017, it expects organic growth of more than 4 percent is anticipated, and the company is expecting an adjusted EBIT margin of more than 9 percent in 2018.</p>
<p>As per Continental the lower sales guidance for this year is a result primarily because of two developments. First, the original equipment business have fallen short of expectations, especially in Europe and China in the Automotive divisions, as well as in the ContiTech division. Second, weak demand in the tyre markets in both regions has led to lower sales expectations.</p>
<p>The development costs rose for the company&rsquo;s Automotive Group due to the high order intake, which reached a record level of more than &euro;20 billion (Rs 152,880 crore) in the first half of 2018.</p>
<p>The additional burdens resulted from start-up costs in the ContiTech division as well as from higher costs in the powertrain sector due to the transition to products and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. The company has responded by initiating measures to cut production costs. Furthermore, it is adapting its planned investments to the lower sales expectations.</p>
<p>For the third quarter, the company is currently expecting sales of about &euro;11 billion (Rs 84,084 crore) and an adjusted operating result (adjusted EBIT) of more than &euro;700 million (Rs 5,350.8 crore) for the corporation as a whole. The fourth quarter will also be affected by these factors.</p>
<p>The company&rsquo;s guidance for fiscal 2018 has been changed as follows:</p>
<p><strong>Consolidated sales</strong>:&nbsp;about &euro;45 billion (Rs343,980 crore) (previously: about &euro;46 billion or Rs 351,624 crore).&nbsp;This includes negative exchange-rate effects of about &euro;1 billion (Rs 7,644 crore). Sales guidance not including the negative exchange-rate effects: about &euro;46 billion instead of about &euro;47 billion (Rs 359,268 crore) as previously forecast.</p>
<p>Adjusted EBIT margin: more than 9 percent (previously: more than 10 percent)</p>
<p>Free cash flow before acquisitions&nbsp;(as well as before the outflow for the funding of the U.S. pension plans): about &euro;1.6 billion (Rs 12,230 crore) (previously: about &euro;2 billion or Rs 15,288 crore)</p>
<p><strong>Sales in the&nbsp;Automotive Group:</strong> about &euro;27.5 billion (Rs 210,210 crore) (previously: about &euro;28 billion or Rs 214,032 crore).&nbsp;This includes negative exchange-rate effects of about &euro;500 million (Rs 3,822 crore). Sales guidance not including the negative exchange-rate effects: about &euro;28 billion instead of about &euro;28.5 billion (Rs 217,854 crore) as previously forecast.</p>
<p>The adjusted EBIT margin of the Automotive Group is about 7 percent (previously: about 8.5 percent). Warranty claims will reduce the reported and the adjusted EBIT by a total of &euro;150 million (Rs 1,147 crore).</p>
<p><strong>Sales in the&nbsp;Rubber Group</strong>: about &euro;17.5 billion (Rs 133,770 crore) (previously: about &euro;18 billion or Rs 137,592 crore).&nbsp;This includes negative exchange-rate effects of about &euro;500 million. Sales guidance not including the negative exchange-rate effects: about &euro;18 billion instead of about &euro;18.5 billion (Rs 141,414 crore) as previously forecasted.</p>
<p>The adjusted EBIT margin of the Rubber Group: more than 13 percent (previously: more than 14 percent).</p>
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<![CDATA[With OE equipment business falling short of expectations, especially in Europe and China, and weak demand in global tyre markets leads to lower sales forecast,. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/96b17d68-ca56-4545-b943-1ccb490a644d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/96b17d68-ca56-4545-b943-1ccb490a644d.jpg&h=485&w=73540488https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-marginally-downgrades-growth-outlook-for-fiscal-2018-40488
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-marginally-downgrades-growth-outlook-for-fiscal-2018-40488Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:09:00Bosch bets on fuel-cell tech, inks pact with Ceres Power<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/4b3559e5-d109-4544-b86f-fb1d70fb4c94.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 major, Bosch is pressing ahead with the development of fuel-cell technology for potential new power systems. Together with the UK-based technology specialist&nbsp;Ceres Power, it wants to develop the next stage of solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technology,&nbsp;Bosch also plans to take a 4 percent equity stake in Ceres Power.</strong></p>
<p>The two companies inked a collaboration and license agreement for further development of the technology, and establishment of small-volume production operations at Bosch, as well as a share purchase agreement&nbsp;on August 20, 2018.</p>
<p>Ceres Power is a leading player in the development of next-generation SOFC technology. It aims to commercialise its technology through mass production with partners, and to use this technology for grid-based and distributed power generation. The intention is that SOFC systems will be used in cities, factories, and data centres, and also as a power supply for charging points for electric vehicles.</p>
<p><strong>Targeting high efficiency and lower emissions</strong><br />
&ldquo;Bosch believes that the highly efficient fuel cell, with its very low emissions, has an important role to play in energy systems&rsquo; security of supply and flexibility,&rdquo; said Dr Stefan Hartung, the Bosch management board member whose responsibilities include the Energy and Building Technology business sector. &ldquo;Fuel-cell technology will bring the move to alternative energy a step closer, and we will be working on this with our development partner Ceres Power.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company says with urbanisation on the increase, fuel-cell technology has a crucial role to play in securing power supplies. The company estimates by 2050, it is expected that more than 6 billion people worldwide &ndash; 70 percent of the global population &ndash; will live in cities. Even now, the world&rsquo;s metropolises account for 75 percent of the energy consumed worldwide. By 2035, global energy consumption will have increased 30 percent.</p>
<p>In the future, meeting this increased demand for electricity solely with large, centralised power stations will not be possible.</p>
<p>Phil Caldwell, CEO, Ceres Power, said: &ldquo;The vision for our partnership with Bosch is to set a new industry standard for solid-oxide fuel cells, leading to widespread adoption in distributed power supplies. By combining Ceres&rsquo; unique Steel Cell technology with Bosch&rsquo;s engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain strength we will establish a strong partnership that can make our technology even more competitive and prepare it for mass production.&rdquo;</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-bets-on-fuelcell-tech--inks-pact-with-ceres-power-40474Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:39:00Dongfeng plans 20 electrified models by 2022, 30% sales from e-Power and EVs<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/89fd2073-8ebf-43ca-96f5-c751e6b83faf.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Dongfeng Motor Company (DFL), one of the largest and most diversified joint venture automakers in China, announced that it will accelerate the &lsquo;Green 2022 Plan<em>&rsquo;</em> rollout with a focus on green products, production and materials reuse.</strong></p>
<p>The company says this move will builds on its history of applying green standards to achieve the goals of being the &lsquo;most sustainable brand&rsquo; in the automotive industry. From 2010 to 2017, DFL&#39;s energy consumption, pollutant emissions, single car fuel consumption and solid waste utilisation rates all met, or exceeded, national green policy objectives.</p>
<p>"Since its founding 15 years ago, DFL has delivered high-quality automotive products to our customers," said&nbsp;Uchida Makoto, global senior vice president, Nissan and president, DFL. "We will continue to do so in this period of industry change, understanding that excellence in the&nbsp;Green&nbsp;area is a key factor to successfully navigate this change. Our green development will underpin operations throughout the value chain."</p>
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<p>DFL plans to introduce 20 electrified (EV + e-Power) models under its four brands by 2022, with Nissan e-Power technology available on core models. By 2022, 30 percent of DFL sales will be EV and e-Power products. The company plans to localise 100 percent of key e-components within three years as Nissan technologies, the QA system and APW production mode are introduced.</p>
<p>Additionally for improving sustainable manufacturing, energy-saving methods will be applied to operations, and three solar power generation parks will be established, with the goal of achieving a 20 percent reduction in energy consumption and a CO2 emission reduction equivalent to the absorption of 200,000mu of forest (accumulated to 2022).</p>
<p>The company will also utilise intelligent water systems, which it says will reduce around 35 percent of water usage. And to reduce environmental pollutants, an investment of RMB 1 billion (Rs 1,018 crore) will be made to upgrade 27 paint shops in Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Xiangyang and Dalian, reducing VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions by 50 percent.</p>
<p>DFL also plans to introduce advanced battery regeneration technology, which it says will lower environmental pollution, increase vehicle recycling value and reduce waste. The commercial energy storage will put recycled batteries to use, providing a stable power supply for local communities and industries once energy users reach peak electricity consumption.</p>
<p>"China&#39;s automotive industry is facing a period of strategic opportunity," said Uchida. "By developing new energy vehicles and managing the process in a green and sustainable manner, DFL is seizing the opportunity."</p>
<![CDATA[DFL plans to introduce 20 electrified (EV + e-Power) models under its four brands by 2022, with Nissan e-Power technology available on core models]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/89fd2073-8ebf-43ca-96f5-c751e6b83faf.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/89fd2073-8ebf-43ca-96f5-c751e6b83faf.jpg&h=485&w=73540436https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dongfeng-plans-20-electrified-models-by-2022--30-sales-from-epower-and-evs-40436
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/dongfeng-plans-20-electrified-models-by-2022--30-sales-from-epower-and-evs-40436Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:23:00Lexus boss on EVs, autonomy and radical design<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d039c4e5-f7f1-4a63-bbd5-c8963586fc3d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Lexus&nbsp;</strong><b>boss Yoshihiro Sawa has cautioned manufacturers against focusing solely on electric powertrains, saying such systems can&rsquo;t meet the needs of all drivers.</b></p>
<p>The Japanese firm&rsquo;s parent company,&nbsp;Toyota, was one of the first to invest in hybrid powertrains, but has been slower to develop pure electric vehicles. Lexus has yet to confirm when it will launch its first full EV, with Sawa telling <em>Autocar UK </em>that the environmental impact of such cars, among other things, needed careful consideration.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Our philosophy is to provide freedom of movement, so we have to develop technology on all fronts,&rdquo; said Sawa. &ldquo;We understand that electric is very necessary, but we can also see that full EV will not suit everyone. You can&rsquo;t make an electric&nbsp;Land Cruiser&nbsp;work, for instance, and there are people in remote parts of the world whose lives depend on that car.</p>
<p>&ldquo;EVs currently require a long charging time and batteries that have an environmental impact at manufacture and degrade as they get older. And then, when battery cells need replacing, we have to consider plans for future use and recycling. It&#39;s a much more complex issue than the current rhetoric perhaps suggests. I prefer to approach the future in a more honest way.&rdquo;</p>
<p>That approach was demonstrated by the&nbsp;LF-1 concept&nbsp;Lexus unveiled earlier this year. It was designed to accommodate electric, fuel-cell, hybrid and petrol powertrains.</p>
<p>Sawa has spent his career under the umbrella of&nbsp;Toyota, working in engineering, research and development and design and planning&nbsp;before taking over at Lexus in 2016. Autocar asked him about the company&rsquo;s future plans.</p>
<p><strong>What do electrification and autonomous driving mean for a luxury brand like Lexus?</strong><br />
&ldquo;For Lexus, it&#39;s another chance to be different. We can see opportunities with the technology, but the company philosophy set by president Akio Toyoda is that we will never sell commodities. We will always have &lsquo;fun to drive&rsquo; as a core asset of our cars and we will never allow technology to lose what we are. We must never be boring. But it&#39;s also clear that electrified cars can be fun. The key will be in how you use electrification to control individual wheels. A hybrid, in particular, has potential to draw together the exciting worlds of the engine and electrification.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Does this present you with opportunities for radical new exterior designs?</strong><br />
&ldquo;We already have some opportunities, largely because we only have a small model range. As a result, we can fill the gaps differently &ndash; perhaps where bigger makers have two cars spanning two segments, we will have one that sits between them. The car industry is like a constellation. If all the stars are too close, then it is hard to see the shape. If they are further apart, shining more brightly, you can see them.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Where does that leave your relatively normal hatchback, the CT?</strong><br />
&ldquo;It is still very successful, but the&nbsp;arrival of the UX&nbsp;has led people to ask why we have a hatch and SUV of the same size. We will watch how that market develops&nbsp;and then we will decide on what happens with the CT.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>And does this explain the more radical styling your cars adopt these days?</strong><br />
&ldquo;In the past, people would say Lexus design was boring. Not now. We have learned that we have to be unique. If something has character, some will love it and some won&rsquo;t. That&rsquo;s fine. If you play to the established rules, you&rsquo;ll always be in a pool. If you play to your own rules, you don&rsquo;t have to compete.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[Yoshihiro Sawa tells Autocar UK why electric vehicles aren't for everyone and details Lexus's plan for future success.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d039c4e5-f7f1-4a63-bbd5-c8963586fc3d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d039c4e5-f7f1-4a63-bbd5-c8963586fc3d.jpg&h=485&w=73540421https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lexus-boss-on-evs--autonomy-and-radical-design-40421
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lexus-boss-on-evs--autonomy-and-radical-design-40421Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:51:00Volkswagen Group reports 9.8 billion Euro operating profit, up 9.8% in H1 CY2018<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d50c0047-4fe5-4bec-ac87-c7eb3f752939.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Volkswagen Group, the German multinational automotive manufacturing company has reported record deliveries, revenue and earnings (before special items) for the period January-June 2018. The group revenues for the period came at 119.4 billion euro (Rs 912,693 crore), up 3.56 percent compared to same period last year.</strong></p>
<p>For the first half of the year the Group&rsquo;s operating profit before special items was 9.8 billion euro (Rs 74,911 crore), up 9.8 percent YoY, while the company reported expenditures of 1.6 billion euro (Rs 12,230 crore) in connection with the diesel crisis, which was recognised in the second quarter.</p>
<p>Globally, the Volkswagen Group delivered 5.5 million vehicles to customers in the first half of 2018, an increase of 7.1 percent compared with the prior-year period.</p>
<p>The Volkswagen Group performed successfully in the first half of the year, with a solid growth in sales revenue and earnings. We also delivered more vehicles than ever before. However, we cannot rest on our laurels because great challenges lie ahead of us in the coming quarters &ndash; especially regarding the transition to the new WLTP test procedure. Growing protectionism also poses major challenges for the globally integrated automotive industry.&rdquo; said Dr Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG, commenting on the results for the first six months.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The growth demonstrates that the many new models rolled out by our Group brands win customers over completely. Over the coming months, we will do everything in our power to validate the trust of our customers worldwide. Our stated goal is to transform Volkswagen into our industry&rsquo;s leading company in terms of profitability, innovative power, sustainability and customer satisfaction,&rdquo; added Dr Diess.</p>
<p>Despite anticipated expenditures arising from the transition to the new WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure), the achievement of CO2 fleet targets and the rollout of the electric campaign, the Group says it stands by its outlook &ndash; before special items &ndash; for the current year. The Group forecasts that its sales revenue will be up to five percent higher than the prior-year figure, with an operating return on sales (before special items) of between 6.5 and 7.5 percent.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The first half of the year showed that the Group has a solid operating and financial base,&rdquo; said Frank Witter, member of the Group Board of Management, responsible for Finance and IT. &ldquo;However, as communicated several times before, we need to prepare a volatile second half of the year, particularly due to the WLTP.&rdquo;</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volkswagen-group-reports-98-billion-euro-operating-profit--up-98-in-h1-cy2018-40330Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:55:00Mugen founder Hirotoshi Honda on why he didn’t follow in his father’s footsteps<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/af3af79f-5d70-455c-b693-ccf913feb82b.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Hirotoshi&nbsp;Honda&nbsp;is half an hour late. We&rsquo;re supposed to meet at the UK headquarters of the Mugen Motorsports engineering company he founded in Japan more than 40 years ago, but he&rsquo;s nowhere to be seen.</strong></p>
<p>Mugen&rsquo;s UK HQ, where we wait, is a large, high-fenced industrial unit in the back-blocks of Milton Keynes, just across the road from a bigger unit wearing Honda signage, which seems the correct order of things. I have just been reading that Honda-san has been the biggest shareholder in the mighty Honda Motor Company since his father, Soichiro, died in 1991.</p>
<p>He&rsquo;s usually very punctual, his staff say. On the other hand, we&rsquo;re only a couple of days beyond the week-long&nbsp;TT motorbike racing programme on the Isle of Man, where Mugen&rsquo;s Shinden battery-powered bikes have won again. It&rsquo;s possible Honda has taken a diversion to visit his friend John McGuinness, the injured motorbike racing legend everyone hoped would be able to ride the electric bike at the TT year.</p>
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<p>As things turned out McGuinness couldn&rsquo;t make the grid but another Mugen factory rider still managed to set a new course record at an average speed of 121.824mph, which is amazing when you consider that when they started six years ago, the bikes couldn&rsquo;t crack 100mph. These things I learn while we wait. Mr Honda arrives with smiles and apologies (there has been a simple diary mix-up) and we settle down to talk.</p>
<p>Honda is the son of the legendary Soichiro, who founded the Honda car and motorcycle empire back in 1948 by building low-powered motorbikes for himself and his neighbours. Despite the largest shareholder status, he is nothing like your usual heir to a global engineering dynasty. He has never worked directly for Honda, and started Mugen (in Japanese it means &lsquo;unlimited&rsquo;) in his late 20s with the specific wish of being independent of his father&rsquo;s company. The only Honda products he owns are a lawn mower and a monkey bike; he&nbsp;drives around Tokyo in a BMW i3&nbsp;and eschews all efforts to bring him into Honda corporate life.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think about my position,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t care about it. &ldquo;I was brought up not to expect a place in my father&rsquo;s company when I was young,&rdquo; says Honda. &ldquo;He had seen other sons become big failures in their family&rsquo;s businesses and didn&rsquo;t want that to happen to us. This was lucky, because I didn&rsquo;t want to join the company anyway. I wanted to travel, and I did. My father had followed his own dream and he taught me about freedom.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Hirotoshi acquired an enthusiasm for cars, motorbikes and especially racing almost from birth, but he had a restless youth, rebelling against his father&rsquo;s wishes &ldquo;nearly every day&rdquo; and wandering the world in search of car-based inspiration. A special love of Italian design took him to Italy where he&nbsp;visited Pininfarina,&nbsp;Bertone&nbsp;and Giugiaro&nbsp;in their pomp, and&nbsp;met Enzo Ferrari. He still managed to graduate from university despite the considerable distraction of building a Honda S800-powered sports car of his own design at the same time.</p>
<p>Mugen officially opened its doors in 1973 to make special parts for motocross bikes, but as Honda&rsquo;s car activities expanded, so did Mugen&rsquo;s, albeit on a deliberately much smaller and frequently experimental scale.</p>
<p>Yet the relationship is close: Mugen has made and sold&nbsp;body and engine parts for every Honda Civic built. Yet as vociferously as ever, Honda &ndash; who at 76 looks eerily like photographs of his father at the same age - insists that this is an independent racing company that has some road-going car and bike activities. Think of it like AMG or Alpina in their early days.</p>
<p>He has extensive GT, single-seater and Formula 1 experience &ndash; plus the bikes &ndash; to back the claim, and these days his Milton Keynes place (staffed with around a dozen British and Japanese people) is a staging post for Honda&rsquo;s F1 engines, and features an impressive bank of dynamometer cells used for&nbsp;all kinds of Honda engine development. When we visited, they were testing a bike engine so secret it couldn&rsquo;t be viewed even by our non-technical eyes.</p>
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<p>Honda also intends to buck the trend by keeping Mugen Motorsports small. He has always admired small companies, he says, especially those with command of very special technology, citing UK race tech companies as examples.</p>
<p>&ldquo;They may have small workforces, but their people think big and act fast,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Many people insist big is best. I believe they&rsquo;re wrong about that. If you want to stay efficient, don&rsquo;t grow. Monsters die...&rdquo;</p>
<p>Hirotoshi Honda is also dedicated to electrification.&nbsp;He believes his interest began with an interest in science fiction and a love of &ldquo;new things&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Then he went to the Isle of Man TT, the scene of some of his father&rsquo;s greatest achievements, and was shocked: &ldquo;I thought &lsquo;why haven&rsquo;t I seen this before?&rsquo;. I was keen to be involved. There were two ways to challenge the future, through internal combustion engines or electric motors. That&rsquo;s when I made my choice.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;As for electric cars, I am convinced the revolution is coming. Every&nbsp;sensible mobility solution seems to have the electric motor at its centre. At present, we&rsquo;re a bit like the branches of a tree looking for solutions in many directions. But in 10 years, maybe less, everyone will be going in the same direction.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Power generation [to produce the electricity that charges the batteries] is still the big thing, of course. Like many in Japan, I hate nuclear powerplants. But even so, the electric revolution is coming.&rdquo;</p>
<![CDATA[Rather than join the firm established by his famous father, Hirotoshi Honda decided to go it alone. We meet a man who loves doing things differently.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/af3af79f-5d70-455c-b693-ccf913feb82b.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/af3af79f-5d70-455c-b693-ccf913feb82b.jpg&h=485&w=73540283https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/mugen-founder-hirotoshi-honda-on-why-he-didn’t-follow-in-his-father’s-footsteps-40283
https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/mugen-founder-hirotoshi-honda-on-why-he-didn’t-follow-in-his-father’s-footsteps-40283Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:48:00Audi partners IOTA Foundation for exploring Tangle-based future mobility<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/55b5aeaa-d548-4c88-9221-44734e80cf2d.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>In its efforts to build a permission-less mobility ecosystem, the IOTA Foundation just started a one week Google Design Sprint with Audi Denkwerkstatt, &mdash; Audi&rsquo;s Think Tank &mdash; in Berlin to explore Tangle-based use cases, build a low level prototype and to gather customer feedback.</strong></p>
<p>The Audi Denkwerkstatt team consists of seven Audi employees who support 15 colleagues from all business areas, levels and age groups in generating, validating and implementing ideas about premium mobility within six months. The aim is to establish business models independently or in cooperation with others.</p>
<p>This innovative way of working is exemplary for how car manufacturers approach innovation and is a great opportunity for IOTA to be maybe integrated into a new mobility solution with expertise from Audi.</p>
<p>IOTA&#39;s open source protocol is predestined to be an innovation accelerator for any kind of business ideas that rely on trust in data, scalable and safe machine to machine communication and transaction settlement. The partnership aims to explore how the premium mobility of tomorrow will utilise new concepts of distributed ledger technologies (DLT). IOTA&rsquo;s Tangle is claimed to be an innovative type of DLT specifically designed for the IoT environment. It is an open-source protocol facilitating novel machine-to-machine (M2M) interactions, including secure data transfer, fee-less real-time micropayments, and the collection and dissemination of sensor-based and other types of &lsquo;oracle&rsquo; and other data.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[The partnership aims to establish business models independently or in cooperation with others.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/55b5aeaa-d548-4c88-9221-44734e80cf2d.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/55b5aeaa-d548-4c88-9221-44734e80cf2d.jpg&h=485&w=73540277https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/audi-partners-iota-foundation-for-exploring-tanglebased-future-mobility-40277
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/audi-partners-iota-foundation-for-exploring-tanglebased-future-mobility-40277Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:15:00Daimler Group reports net profit of Euro 1,825 million for Q2 CY2018, down 27.35%<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/fe2541b8-3508-4258-8687-8690bd656d07.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German auto major, Daimler Group today announced its Q2 CY2018 results, posting a revenue of Euro 40.8 billion (Rs 311,875 crore), down 0.97 percent compared to same period last year. For the same period the company sold a total of 833,000 PVs and CVs globally, an increase of 1 percent YoY.</strong></p>
<p>The Daimler Group achieved second-quarter EBIT of Euro 2,640 million (Rs 20,180 crore) in 2018, which was significantly below its prior-year earnings of Euro 3,747 million (Rs 28,642 crore), the net profit was Euro 1,825 million (Rs 13,950 crore), down 27.35 percent compared to same period last year.</p>
<p>The company attributed the results on the back of the Mercedes-Benz Cars division being not able to achieve its earnings of the prior-year quarter due to a temporarily weaker pricing including tariffs. The Daimler Trucks&rsquo; earnings was at the level of the prior-year quarter. The Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses divisions posted significantly lower earnings than in the prior-year quarter. At Daimler Financial Services, earnings decreased substantially due to the settlement agreement on concluding the Toll Collect arbitration proceedings. Exchange-rate effects had an overall negative impact on earnings. The reconciliation of segment earnings to Group EBIT in the second quarter of the year 2018 had a smaller negative impact than in the prior-year quarter.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The automotive industry and therefore we too have many challenges to overcome. That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s important that we systematically implement our strategy,&rdquo; stated Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. &ldquo;We plan to further strengthen and expand our position with numerous new models and technologies. We are focusing on innovative technologies not only with our CASE strategy, at the same time, we are using Project Future to shape our company for a sustainable and successful future. In this way, Daimler is optimally positioning itself for the future in terms of technology, culture and structure.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Bodo Uebber, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Finance and Controlling and Daimler Financial Services, said &ldquo;The second quarter featured various external factors that had a significant impact on our earnings.&nbsp; Despite these factors, we were able to achieve EBIT of &euro;2.6 billion (Rs 19,874 crore). These earnings and the good liquidity and financial situation enable us to continue investing in the future and in new technologies. In addition, we have made optimum use of the favourable conditions in a volatile environment and have created a long-term liquidity buffer with the early renewal of the existing credit line at attractive conditions.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Division performance</strong></p>
<p>According to the company, <strong>Mercedes-Benz Cars </strong>saw sales of 590,700 vehicles in the second quarter of CY2018 which was at the high prior-year level (-1%). In Europe, 7 percent fewer vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz and smart brands were sold compared to same period last year, while sales in Germany decreased by 4 percent. In China, the division&rsquo;s biggest market, a new record was set with an increase of 11 percent, and best-ever unit sales was also achieved in South Korea (+9%) and India (+34%).</p>
<p><strong>Daimler Trucks&rsquo;</strong> saw sales of 123,900 vehicles, up 6 percent than in the second quarter of last year (Q2 2017: 116,400). The sales volume in the NAFTA region increased to 44,300 units (Q2 2017: 42,300). Sales of 7,900 units in Latin America was significantly higher than in the prior-year quarter (Q2 2017: 7,000); in Brazil, sales increased by more than 50 percent to 4,400 units.</p>
<p>In the EU30 region, sales increased slightly to 21,100 units (Q2 2017: 20,400), while sales of 7,800 units in Germany was lower than the prior-year volume (Q2 2017: 8,100). In Turkey, 1,700 trucks were sold (Q2 2017: 2,900). In the Asia region sales increased by 13 percent to 40,300 vehicles, in addition to a significant increase in Indonesia to 16,400 units (Q2 2017: 9,800), growth was achieved also in India with sales of 5,800 vehicles (Q2 2017: 3,600). Sales of 10,400 trucks in Japan were slightly higher than in the prior-year period (Q2 2017: 10,200). Sales of 2,000 units in the Middle East were significantly lower than in the second quarter of last year (Q2 2017: 6,400).</p>
<p><strong>Daimler Buses</strong> sold 7,500 units, at the level of the prior-year period. In the EU30 region, sales of 2,200 complete buses and bus chassis of the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands were also in the magnitude of the second quarter of last year. Despite undisputed market leadership, sales of 700 units in Germany, the domestic market, did not match the prior-year level (Q2 2017: 800). The market recovery in Brazil has slowed down, but sales of 2,500 units was 18 percent higher compared to same period last year. In Latin America (excluding Mexico), Daimler Buses&rsquo; sales of 3,400 units was slightly below the previous year&rsquo;s level. Sales of 800 units in Mexico was lower than in the prior-year quarter (Q2 2017: 1,000). However, Daimler Buses achieved strong growth in India with sales of 500 units (Q2 2017: 250).</p>
<p><strong>Growth outlook</strong><br />
The company expects to slightly increase its total units sales in the year 2018, and in particular for the Indian market the company expects Daimler Trucks to see significant sales growth in the country. And a positive development of unit sales for Daimler Buses.</p>
<![CDATA[The company expects to slightly increase its total units sales in the year 2018, and in particular for the Indian market the company expects Daimler Trucks to see significant sales growth in the country. And a positive development of unit sales for Daimler Buses.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/fe2541b8-3508-4258-8687-8690bd656d07.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/fe2541b8-3508-4258-8687-8690bd656d07.jpg&h=485&w=73540258https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-group-reports-net-profit-of-euro-1-825-million-for-q2-cy2018--down-2735-40258
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-group-reports-net-profit-of-euro-1-825-million-for-q2-cy2018--down-2735-40258Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:25:00Bosch to use Foreca’s predictive road-condition service for autonomous vehicle tech<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8696a2c-ef55-4bf3-9a9c-68fdd40cacbf.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 supplier Bosch has announced that its alliance with Foreca, a </strong><strong>leading provider of weather information, with two decades of experience in predicting road weather conditions will help the partners achieve a safety standard of the kind that will be necessary for life-critical systems such as automated driving.</strong></p>
<p>At present automated vehicles do not react to haptic sensations as to the road condition, grip of the tyres, which a human driver responds too, there is a urgent need for automated vehicle to understand information about road conditions. Bosch has developed a system that gives automated vehicles seat-of-the-pants feel.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Wet roads, snow, ice &ndash; with our predictive road-condition services, we alert to hazards before critical situations can develop. We are helped here by the weather data provided by our partner Foreca. This means an automated vehicle will know exactly where it can drive autonomously, and how,&rdquo; said, the Bosch management board member Dr Dirk Hoheisel.</p>
<p>Foreca is one of the world&rsquo;s leading providers of weather information, with two decades of experience in predicting road weather conditions. &ldquo;Combining the expertise of Foreca and Bosch will lead to a new era of road-condition forecasting. Unlike weather forecasts in the media, the Bosch road-condition services take multiple possible forecast scenarios into consideration,&rdquo; said Petri Marjava, Foreca&rsquo;s sales director.</p>
<p>The road-condition services boost driving safety and smoothness. In addition, the availability of automated driving functions is increased. The Bosch services package is to be rolled out worldwide in 2020, initially on the basis of weather data. As more and more connected cars appear on the roads, the service will be augmented by vehicle data.</p>
<p><strong>Autonomous vehicle</strong></p>
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<p>Bosch states that up to the highly automated SAE level 4, the decision as to whether a car can assume the task of driving depends on factors such as road type, speed range, and environmental conditions. In future automated vehicles, this decision will also be based on the predictive road-condition services provided by Bosch, wherein the automated vehicle will know in good time what environmental conditions to expect. For instance, if the vehicle&rsquo;s route takes it through rain, it will adapt its speed well in advance to a level that excludes any risk of aquaplaning and allows it to stop safely at any time. Whatever the SAE automation level, the result is a safe drive that is also smooth and comfortable.</p>
<p>For its predictive road-condition services, Bosch is relying on a multiphase concept. By the time of its planned launch in 2020, the company states it cannot be expected that there will be a sufficiently large proportion of connected vehicles on the roads. Bosch estimates it would take some 20 million connected cars to cover the roughly 80,000 kilometres of freeway in Europe alone. For this reason, road-weather forecasts will initially be the only reliable source of information for drawing sound conclusions about road conditions, especially in rural areas where there is less traffic.</p>
<p>Bosch will get the constantly updated global road-weather data it needs for this from its partner Foreca. The Tier 1 major states that through thorough examination of several leading providers it concluded that the Finnish weather experts were the most accurate road-weather data provider globally. The more precisely hazardous conditions can be predicted and localised, the easier it will be to keep the availability of automated driving functions to a maximum. Thanks to a worldwide reference measuring fleet and machine learning methods, Bosch and Foreca have jointly been able to optimise the safety and availability of the road-weather models.</p>
<p><strong>Supplementing predictive with real-time data</strong></p>
<p>As a sufficient number of connected vehicles take to the roads, Bosch will supplement its predictive road-condition services with vehicle data. These data will include information stored on the CAN bus, the vehicle&rsquo;s central data network, such as the temperatures measured inside and outside the vehicle, and whether the windshield wipers are in use. Thanks to connectivity, this data will not remain unused in the vehicle, but will find its way into the Bosch cloud via the respective automaker&rsquo;s back-end server. In addition, Bosch will evaluate the regular interventions by the ESP anti-skid system. Using mathematical methods, engineers can measure the friction coefficient of the road surface at each individual wheel, as well as the status of each wheel. When all these data are combined and intelligently evaluated, the result is a package of Bosch&rsquo;s smart services.</p>
<![CDATA[ Bosch estimates it would take some 20 million connected cars to cover the roughly 80,000 kilometres of freeway in Europe alone.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8696a2c-ef55-4bf3-9a9c-68fdd40cacbf.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8696a2c-ef55-4bf3-9a9c-68fdd40cacbf.jpg&h=485&w=73540257https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-to-use-foreca’s-predictive-roadcondition-service-for-autonomous-vehicle-tech-40257
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-to-use-foreca’s-predictive-roadcondition-service-for-autonomous-vehicle-tech-40257Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:50:00Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne dies at 66<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8b9c7578-6863-494d-a48c-49101caaa44b.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Sergio Marchionne, the former head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has died.</strong></p>
<p>Marchionne, 66, suffered complications from a recent shoulder surgery at a hospital in Zurich, and <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/sergio-marchionne-replaced-as-fca-group-boss-due-to-ill-health-40233"><span style="color:#3300cc;">was replaced as CEO last weekend</span> </a>when his ill health prevented him from continuing in a leadership role.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, what we feared has come to pass. Sergio Marchionne, man and friend, is gone,&rdquo; confirmed FCA chairman John Elkann, of the controlling Agnelli family, in a statement.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Italian-Canadian had been CEO of Fiat since 2004, and led the FCA group following Fiat and Chrysler&#39;s merger in 2011. He was due to step down as CEO next year.<br />
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<strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/highlights-sergio-marchionnes-14-year-reign-over-fiat"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Highlights from Sergio Marchionne&#39;s 14-year reign over Fiat</strong></span></a></p>
<![CDATA[Former FCA Group chairman has died after complications following shoulder surgery.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8b9c7578-6863-494d-a48c-49101caaa44b.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/8b9c7578-6863-494d-a48c-49101caaa44b.jpg&h=485&w=73540253https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fiat-chrysler-boss-sergio-marchionne-dies-at-66-40253
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/fiat-chrysler-boss-sergio-marchionne-dies-at-66-40253Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:33:00Autonomous vehicle platform to connect road authorities with autonomous vehicles<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b12c779f-63fd-463b-97c5-462b2a0f3948.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The advent of future mobility which incorporates electric, shared and autonomous vehicles is no longer a distant dream, and with the pilot testing of Highly automated vehicles (HAV) on public roads in fewer than 50 cities around the world, calls for a need to create a safer environment for the future. As more markets are interested in bringing this new technology to their streets, US-based connected car services and transportation analytics company, Inrix &nbsp;has announced a new platform that provides the foundation for cities and road authorities to communicate with operators of autonomous vehicles to create a safer and effective deployment of HAVs on public roads.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>The Inrix AV Road Rules is claimed to be the first platform in the world that enables cities and road authorities to assign, validate and manage traffic rules and restrictions for autonomous vehicles operating on public roads. The platform also leverages information from HAVs to report infrastructure improvement needs, making the roads safer for all users.</p>
<p>"If deployed correctly, highly automated vehicles will radically improve our transportation systems, making them safer, more efficient and higher quality," said&nbsp;Avery Ash, head of autonomous mobility. "After talking to hundreds of cities, states and federal officials, and dozens of HAV operators, we identified a critical data gap that INRIX is uniquely positioned to address. Inrix AV Road Rules marks an essential new tool for transportation agencies to lay a foundation for the safe operation of HAVs on public roads."</p>
<p>According to the company for over a century, road authorities have communicated driving restrictions with terrestrial signage and lane-striping. While HAVs have greatly improved the ability to operate in complex traffic environments, street signs and lane stripes are an inexact way to communicate rules to a 21st&nbsp;century vehicle.</p>
<p>The company states, currently the onboard sensors, computer vision, machine learning and/or third-party datasets are used to triage roadway guidelines, but this approach is imprecise, costly (resources and money) and increases the risk of rule violations. The Inrix AV Road Rules enables cities and road authorities to quickly and easily digitise local restrictions such as speed limits, crosswalks, school zones and stop signs, allowing automakers and HAV operators to ensure vehicles comply with local guidelines. The platform also creates a channel to communicate road infrastructure needs from HAVs back to transportation agencies, which improves safety and performance for all road users.</p>
<p>Chris Holmes, connected and autonomous vehicle research senior manager at Jaguar Land Rover, said: "Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. The road conditions and layouts can vary drastically over a matter of miles and so it is vital that self-driving is facilitated collaboratively. Local traffic authorities play a significant role in this. Inrix AV Road Rules provides improved information to the car, ensuring our self-driving technology is the most safe, sophisticated and capable to deal with challenging real-world environments as we enter new markets across the globe."</p>
<p>At launch, seven cities and road authorities and four HAV operators have signed on to support the road rules platform, and many more have expressed interest in joining when it expands later this year. The initial set of pilot users includes cities and road authorities with a variety of sizes, climates and geographies:&nbsp;Austin, Texas;&nbsp;Boston, Massachusetts;&nbsp;Cambridge, Massachusetts;&nbsp;Portland, Maine; Regional Transportation Commission of&nbsp;Southern Nevada&nbsp;which includes&nbsp;Las Vegas; Transport for West Midlands and Transport Scotland in the UK. Automakers and operators slated to use the platform at launch include: Jaguar Land Rover, May Mobility, nuTonomy (an Aptiv company) and operators running&nbsp;Renovo&#39;s Aware platform. The initial set of partners will help refine and expand the platform to improve a crucial tool for road authorities to fulfill their traditional role of setting and maintaining traffic rules and restrictions.</p>
<p>"We are excited to collaborate on the Inrix AV Road Rules in&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;and see this as a great opportunity to continue the city&#39;s focus on safety in the development of autonomous vehicle operations," said&nbsp;Kris Carter, co-chair of the Mayor&#39;s Office of New Urban Mechanics at the&nbsp;City of Boston. "This is an important project that will explore how our city shares information with vehicles and vice versa. INRIX is helping us lay an open foundation for operators interested in piloting AVs on public streets by offering an important dataset that demonstrates our understanding of real-world deployment challenges."</p>
<p>Gretchen Effgen, VP of Global Partnerships at nuTonomy (an Aptiv company), said "Inrix AV Road Rules provides access to ground-truth, road authority-verified traffic guidelines that will help us ensure successful operation of our vehicles. Partnering with Inrix and the city of&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;demonstrates our commitment to safety and our work to guarantee our vehicles always have the most up-to-date information."</p>
<![CDATA[The Inrix AV Road Rules is claimed to be the first platform in the world that enables cities and road authorities to assign, validate and manage traffic rules and restrictions for autonomous vehicles operating on public roads.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b12c779f-63fd-463b-97c5-462b2a0f3948.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/b12c779f-63fd-463b-97c5-462b2a0f3948.png&h=485&w=73540196https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/autonomous-vehicle-platform-to-connect-road-authorities-with-autonomous-vehicles-40196
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/autonomous-vehicle-platform-to-connect-road-authorities-with-autonomous-vehicles-40196Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:00:00Cranfield Univ, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin display concept autonomous hybrid-EV with flight capability<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0bd24edb-be1f-4f3e-96c4-082a54752cec.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Cranfield University and its partners are presenting today a new concept in personal air mobility for fast, efficient and congestion-free urban and inter-city air travel, christened the &lsquo;Volante Vision Concept&rsquo;.</strong></p>
<p>The concept is developed in partnership with Aston Martin, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Rolls-Royce, which is a near-future study that previews a luxurious flying autonomous hybrid-electric vehicle with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities.</p>
<p>It takes full advantage of expertise at Cranfield&rsquo;s global research airport, located in Cambridge &ndash; Millton Keynes &ndash; Oxford arc, coupled with Aston Martin&rsquo;s signature design and is powered by Rolls-Royce hybrid-electric systems. The Cranfield University is leading the work on the autonomous flight controls, connectivity and security of the aircraft. The digital aviation research wing at the University will also support how the aircraft fits into the wider transportation ecosystem.</p>
<p>Professor Iain Gray, director of Aerospace, Cranfield University, said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to be part of this exciting and forward-thinking project that showcases British innovation and the way that Cranfield works with and supports business. The Volante Vision Concept exemplifies Cranfield&rsquo;s unique capabilities in digital aviation, autonomous systems and the electrification of aerospace, and is an excellent example of how the University combines cutting-edge research, academic rigour and real-world application.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dr Andy Palmer, president and CEO, Aston Martin said: &ldquo;With the population in urban areas continuing to grow, congestion in towns and cities will become increasingly demanding. We need to look at alternative solutions to reduce congestion, cut pollution and improve mobility. Air travel will be a crucial part in the future of transportation. The Volante Vision Concept is the ultimate luxury mobility solution.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Humans have always spent, on average, one hour commuting to and from work.&nbsp; The distance we live from our workplace has been determined by the methods of transportation available. The Volante Vision Concept will enable us to travel further with our hourly commute, meaning we are able to live further away from where we work. Cities will grow, and towns that are today too far away from cities to be commutable will become suburban,&rdquo; added Dr Palmer.</p>
<p>&ldquo;With Aston Martin and our &lsquo;dream team&rsquo; of British innovation across industry and academia, we are positioned to change the future of transportation, giving our customers a new dimension of freedom,&rdquo; concluded Dr Palmer.</p>
<p>Paul Hutton, CEO, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) said: &ldquo;The introduction of autonomous and electric propulsion technologies into new aircraft designs is both inevitable and challenging, and as the UK&rsquo;s leading aircraft design and production SME we are excited to be playing this key role in the Volante Vision Concept and so to be at the vanguard of this revolution in aerospace.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Rob Watson, director, Rolls-Royce Electrical, said: &ldquo;We are delighted to be involved in the Volante Vision Concept, which showcases the best of British design and engineering. Rolls-Royce has already delivered hybrid-electric systems for other applications including ships and trains, and we&rsquo;re very excited about the potential of the technology in aerospace. This is a great opportunity to collaborate on a pioneering project which will use high performance&nbsp;hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for personal air mobility concepts that could transform the future of transportation.&rdquo;</p>
<p>According to the Cranfield University the next phase of the project will focus on engineering and technical development, with the aim of working towards a full-size flying demonstrator prototype. It states that the skills offered by each partner ensures that the Volante Vision Concept promises to offer an exciting alternative transportation solution for customers across the globe.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[The concept is developed in partnership with Aston Martin, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Rolls-Royce, which is a near-future study that previews a luxurious flying autonomous hybrid-electric vehicle with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0bd24edb-be1f-4f3e-96c4-082a54752cec.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0bd24edb-be1f-4f3e-96c4-082a54752cec.jpg&h=485&w=73540177https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/cranfield-univ--rollsroyce-and-aston-martin-display-concept-autonomous-hybridev-with-flight-capability-40177
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/cranfield-univ--rollsroyce-and-aston-martin-display-concept-autonomous-hybridev-with-flight-capability-40177Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:21:00Renault Group’s global sales up 9.8% to 2.1 million in first-half 2018<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/1d3f746f-7c83-4355-a93f-4cd4cf6ba911.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The Renault Group has announced record sales for the January to June 2018 period. This includes Groupe Renault passenger car (PC) and light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations worldwide (including LADA, Jinbei and Huasong). Total global sales rose 9.8% to 2,067,695 vehicles including 1,378,583 Renault brand vehicles and 378,095 Dacia brand vehicles. While LADA sales increased 24.0%, Renault Samsung Motors sales decreased 26.9%.<br>
Effective from January 1, 2018, Groupe Renault has also integrated the sales volumes of Jinbei and Huasong, which totaled over 85,000 units.</strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;For the third consecutive year, we have set a new sales record, with nearly 2.1 million vehicles sold in the first half. In Europe, the group continues to gain market share, while internationally we are posting excellent performances, notably in Latin America, the Eurasia region and Africa,&rdquo;&nbsp;said&nbsp;Thierry Koskas, Member of the Executive Committee, executive vice-president, Sales and Marketing.</p>
<p>In&nbsp;Europe, Group registrations rose 4.4 % in a market that grew 2.8%, with 1,070,718 vehicles registered in the first half. The group took an 11.0% share of the European market, up 0.2 points.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;Renault&nbsp;brand alone grew its sales 1.1% for a market share of 8.1%. The Clio 4 is the second best-selling vehicle in Europe, Captur the number-one crossover in its segment and Scénic the top-selling model in its category.</p>
<p>In the electric vehicle segment, Renault confirmed its leadership with a market share of 21.9%. Sales volumes increased 11.6%. Zoe sales rose 1.1% and Kangoo Z.E. sales 125%.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;Dacia&nbsp;brand posted a half-year sales record in Europe with 281,225 vehicle registrations (up 14.6%) and a record 2.9% share of the market (up 0.3 points). The increase was driven by the performance of Sandero phase 2 and New Duster, which posted 63,900 registrations in six months.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;Alpine&nbsp;brand recorded its first registrations in 22 years. More than 4,800 vehicles have been reserved since launch.</p>
<p><strong>APAC growth up 69%</strong><br>
Outside Europe, group registrations rose 16.4%. The group achieved sales growth in the Americas (+18.1%), Asia-Pacific (+69.5%) and Eurasia (+15.1%). Sales were down in Africa, Middle East, India (-4.5%).</p>
<p>In the&nbsp;Americas&nbsp;region, sales rose 18.1% in a market that expanded by 6.3%. The group achieved a record 7.3% market share for a half-year period, up 0.7 points. The performance notably resulted from an unprecedented product offensive comprising the complete SUV range.<br>
Groupe Renault continued to take full advantage of the dynamic market in&nbsp;Argentina, increasing its registrations 22.2%, twice as much as the market, up 11.2%. Market share increased 1.3 points to 14.6%. The market in&nbsp;Brazil&nbsp;gained 13.7% in the first half of the year. The group took advantage of the trend, increasing sales by 27.8% reporting a record market share of 8.3% (up 0.9 points). The Kwid, launched in second-half 2017, ranks number-two in its segment in both countries.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;Asia-Pacific&nbsp;region integrated the sales volumes of the Jinbei and Huasong brands on January 1, 2018 following the creation of a joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited. Sales rose 69.5% in the region. The group sales, on 2017 sales, are down 14.8% in a market that increased 4.3%. In&nbsp;China, the group sold 117,646 vehicles, nearly 33,000 of which under the Renault brand.&nbsp; Renault Samsung Motors&nbsp;posted a decrease of 26.9% in South Korea in the absence of a new model in a highly competitive market.</p>
<p>In&nbsp;Eurasia, registrations rose 15.1% in a market that grew 9.4%. The group increased its market share 1.3 points to 25.8%, driven primarily by strong momentum in Russia.&nbsp;<br>
The&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;market expanded 18.2% in the first half of the year. Russia remains Groupe Renault&rsquo;s number-two market. The group grew its sales 19.7% and placed eight models in the top 15 passenger car rankings. More than one vehicle in every four sold in Russia in 2017 is a Renault or LADA.<br>
LADA&nbsp;posted a 21.1% rise in sales with a market share of 20.0% (+0.5 points) thanks to the success of the new LADA Vesta and LADA XRAY models.&nbsp;<br>
Renault&nbsp;brand sales volumes increased 16.5%, notably owing to the success of Duster and Kaptur, ahead of the arrival of a new C-segment crossover in 2019.</p>
<p>In the&nbsp;Africa,&nbsp;Middle East,&nbsp;India&nbsp;region, Group registrations contracted 4.5% in a market up 10.1%.&nbsp;<br>
Sales fell 10.3% in&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;for a market share of 8.1% (down 2.3 points).&nbsp;<br>
In&nbsp;India, while remaining the number-one European car brand, Renault recorded a 25.4% downturn in sales in a highly competitive market.<br>
In&nbsp;North Africa, group sales rose 12.4% in a market up 7.0%. Group market share stood at 44.8%, up 2.1 points.</p>
<p><strong>Market outlook for 2018</strong><br>
Renault Group has revised its perspectives for the year 2018. It says the global market is expected to grow 3% on 2017 (previously +2.5%). The European market is expected to expand 1.5% (vs +1%) with an increase of 2% (vs +1%) for France. Internationally, the Brazilian market is expected to grow 10% (vs +5%) and the Russian market more than 10% (vs close to +10%). China is expected to grow 5%, and India 8% (vs 6%).</p>
<p>In this context, the group says it expects to reap the benefits of range renewal across all regions in 2018 and to pursue sales growth1, driven by international markets in connection with the new Drive the Future plan.</p>
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<![CDATA[The Renault and Dacia brands have set a half-year sales record; sales up 18.1% in the Americas region and 15.1% in Eurasia; Renault remains the second best-selling brand in Europe.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Industry, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/1d3f746f-7c83-4355-a93f-4cd4cf6ba911.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/1d3f746f-7c83-4355-a93f-4cd4cf6ba911.jpg&h=485&w=73540172https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-group’s-global-sales-up-98-to-21-million-in-firsthalf-2018-40172
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-group’s-global-sales-up-98-to-21-million-in-firsthalf-2018-40172Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:55:00Bosch and Daimler to test driverless car fleet in California powered by Nvidia’s AI platform<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0661e724-8533-4934-9246-fe7d4a808e34.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 supplier Bosch and vehicle major Daimler are speeding up the development of fully-automated and driverless driving (SAE Level 4/5) in the city and are decisively setting the course. The partners have chosen California as the pilot location for the first test fleet.</strong></p>
<p>In the second half of 2019, Bosch and Daimler will offer customers a shuttle service with automated vehicles on selected routes in California. Daimler Mobility Services is envisaged as the operator of this test fleet and the app-based mobility service. The pilot project will demonstrate how mobility services such as car sharing (car2go), ride-hailing (mytaxi) and multi-modal platforms (moovel) can be intelligently connected to shape the future of mobility.</p>
<p>The partners have selected the US technology company Nvidia as the supplier of the artificial intelligence platform as part of their control unit network. For the joint development of a driving system for fully-automated and driverless vehicles, Bosch and Daimler rely on their automotive expertise accumulated over many decades to bring mature and safe innovations to market.</p>
<p>Both companies are guided by a shared philosophy: &ldquo;The decisive factor is to introduce a safe, dependable and mature system. Safety has the highest priority, and is the constant theme of all aspects and development stages on our way to the start of series production. If in doubt, thoroughness comes before speed.&rdquo; said Dr Michael Hafner, Head of Automated Driving, Daimler.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Developing automated driving to a level ready for series production is like a decathlon&rdquo;, according to Dr Stephan Hönle, Senior Vice President Business Unit Automated Driving at Robert Bosch GmbH. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not enough to be good in one or two areas. Like us, you have to master all disciplines. Only then will we succeed in bringing automated driving to the roads and the city safely.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Real-time evaluation</strong></p>
<p>A decisive factor for fully-automated and driverless driving in an urban environment is the reliable recognition of the vehicle&rsquo;s surroundings using the various sensors. Analysing and interpreting the variety of incoming data and translating them into driving commands within a very short time requires enormous computing power &ndash; the fully-automated, driverless vehicle will be a mobile super-computer. At the same time, fully-automated, driverless driving in the city requires a versatile, redundant systems architecture and the highest level of functional safety. To achieve this level of safety, the necessary computing operations are performed in parallel in different circuits. This means that the system has instant recourse to these parallel computing results when necessary.</p>
<p>For their driving system, Bosch and Daimler thus will rely on a control unit network made up of several individual control units. The US technology company Nvidia supplies the platform required for this, which can run the Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms generated by Bosch and Daimler for the vehicle&rsquo;s movement. The network of control units collates the data from all sensors with radar, video, LiDar and ultrasound technology (sensor data fusion), evaluates them within milliseconds and plans the movements of the vehicle. All in all, the control unit network has a computing capacity of hundreds of trillion operations per second. That&rsquo;s as much as several S-Class vehicles together could reach just a few years ago.</p>
<p><strong>California &ndash; pilot automated test fleet</strong></p>
<p>The control unit network will also be used in the fleet vehicles which Daimler and Bosch will put on the roads of California in the second half of 2019. Additionally, both partners will offer customers an automated shuttle service on select routes in a city located in the San Francisco Bay in Silicon Valley. The test operation will provide information about how fully-automated and driverless vehicles can be integrated into a multi-modal transport network. Many cities face numerous challenges that are increasingly burdening the existing transport system. The test is to show how this new technology might be a solution to these challenges.</p>
<p><strong>Driverless tech for urban mobility </strong></p>
<p>With their development cooperation on fully-automated and driverless driving in urban environments which began in April 2017, Bosch and Daimler aim to improve the flow of traffic in cities, enhance safety on the road and provide an important building block for the way traffic will work in the future. The technology will, among other things, boost the attraction of car sharing. In addition, it will allow people to make the best possible use of their time in the vehicle, and open up new mobility opportunities for people without a driver&rsquo;s licence.</p>
<p>According to the partners, the teams from both the two organisations are working together in two regions: In the greater Stuttgart area in Germany and around Sunnyvale in Silicon Valley to the south of San Francisco in the USA. Employees from both companies share the same office space. This ensures rapid communication across working disciplines and short decision-making paths. At the same time they have access to the entire know-how of the colleagues in the mother companies. The partners are equally financing the development work.</p>
<p>The personnel in this cooperation are jointly developing the concepts and algorithms for the fully-automated, driverless drive system. Daimler&#39;s task is to bring the drive system into the car. To this end, the company is providing the necessary development vehicles, test facilities and later the vehicles for the test fleet. Bosch is responsible for the components (sensors, actuators and control units) specified during the development work. For test purposes the partners use their laboratories and test rigs, plus their respective test sites in Immendingen and Boxberg. Furthermore, since 2014 Mercedes-Benz has approval to test automated vehicles in the Sunnyvale/California region. The company also has comparable approval for the Sindelfingen/Böblingen region since 2016. Bosch was the world&rsquo;s first automotive supplier to test automated driving on public roads in Germany and in the US in early 2013.</p>
<![CDATA[Bosch and Daimler will offer customers a shuttle service with automated vehicles on selected routes in California. The partners have selected the US technology company Nvidia as the supplier of the artificial intelligence platform as part of their control unit network. ]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0661e724-8533-4934-9246-fe7d4a808e34.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/0661e724-8533-4934-9246-fe7d4a808e34.jpg&h=485&w=73540154https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-and-daimler-to-test-driverless-car-fleet-in-california-powered-by-nvidia’s-ai-platform-40154
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/bosch-and-daimler-to-test-driverless-car-fleet-in-california-powered-by-nvidia’s-ai-platform-40154Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:00:00Audi inks MoU with Huawei for intelligent connected vehicles<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/00d68ca9-1619-4928-b6fd-0d587064dd5e.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Audi has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese telecom major Huawei for development of intelligent connected vehicles. The agreement forms part of a broad-based partnership between the companies in the two countries initiated by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.</strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;We are entering a new era of intelligent vehicle that will see the emergence of new technological synergies between information and communications technology and the automotive industries. With increased innovation in mobile connectivity, Huawei is committed to transforming the driving experience,&rdquo; commented Veni Shone, president of LTE Solution, Huawei.</p>
<p>According to Huawei, intelligent connected vehicles allow relevant information to be exchanged with the surrounding environment, to achieve this, cars need a high-quality, stable data connection. The expansion of this communication requires intensive research and development. The cooperation between Huawei and Audi is also intended to facilitate the ongoing advancement of intelligent driving and the digitalisation of services in the vehicle environment. To this end, the parties have additionally agreed to jointly develop training programs in order to strengthen the skills of technology experts in both of these areas.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are intensifying our joint research with Huawei in the area of intelligent connected vehicles. Our aim is to improve safety and optimise traffic flows in order to create intelligent cities. The concepts will initially be concentrated on the Chinese market,&rdquo; said Saad Metz, executive vice president of Audi China.</p>
<p>Working in cooperation with Huawei and the Chinese authorities, Audi became the first foreign automobile manufacturer to participate in the first-time deployment of &lsquo;LTE-V&rsquo; on public roads in the megacity of Wuxi in eastern China in 2017. &lsquo;LTE-V&rsquo; is a mobile communication standard, which is specially tailored for connected cars. The drivers were provided with real-time traffic information via connections to traffic light systems and video monitoring at intersections. In September 2018, the project will enter its next phase at the &lsquo;World Internet of Things Exposition&rsquo; in Wuxi with an even broader range of applications.</p>
<p>Before signing the new MoU, Huawei and Audi have cooperated in many areas related to intelligent connected vehicles in recent years. The two companies initiated the telecom-vehicle cross industry organisation 5GAA and have held several joint demos/trials in various countries including Germany, Spain and China, ensuring the vibrant growth of the intelligent connected vehicles domain.</p>
<![CDATA[The agreement forms part of a broad-based partnership between the companies in the two countries initiated by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/00d68ca9-1619-4928-b6fd-0d587064dd5e.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/00d68ca9-1619-4928-b6fd-0d587064dd5e.jpg&h=485&w=73540142https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/audi-inks-mou-with-huawei-for-intelligent-connected-vehicles-40142
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/audi-inks-mou-with-huawei-for-intelligent-connected-vehicles-40142Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:24:00World's first mobile liquid hydrogen refuelling station unveiled<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2852eaad-2a45-4671-bf26-a1ca9e8825e4.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>South Korea-based Hylium Industries has unveiled what it claims to be the world&rsquo;s first mobile liquid hydrogen fuelling station.</strong></p>
<p>The company, which is a manufacturer of liquid hydrogen and helium, cryogenic liquid storage vessels and cryogenic accessories, was founded with the help of Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).</p>
<p>Hylium Industries says it is supported by K-ICT Born2Global Centre (K-ICT), a full-cycle service platform for global expansion, which supports promising technology companies in their efforts to enter global markets.</p>
<p>According to K-ICT, it expects the mobile liquid hydrogen refuelling station developed by its member company Hylium Industries to play a key role in resolving the shortage of hydrogen fuelling stations both in Korea and overseas.</p>
<p>The world&#39;s first mobile hydrogen fuelling station uses liquid hydrogen, rather than the high-pressure gas currently used by similar fuelling stations in&nbsp;the United States&nbsp;and&nbsp;Japan, Hylium&#39;s station stores hydrogen much more efficiently and safely.</p>
<p>The mobile refuelling station is a five-ton truck carrying fuelling equipment, including a liquid hydrogen pump, vaporiser, and dispenser, and can store up to 7,500 litres of low-pressure (3 bar) liquid hydrogen. The company claims the station is capable of fuelling up to 100 hydrogen-powered cars a day. Hylium Industries states that its fuelling station uses liquid hydrogen with a high purity of over 99.995 percent.</p>
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<p>It states that one advantage of the mobile liquid hydrogen refuelling station is its use of a 900-bar liquid hydrogen pump system, which eliminates the need for a compressor and cooling system, which allows for significant reductions in equipment and driving costs.</p>
<p>Kim Seo Young, CEO, Hylium Industries, said, "In addition to being a &#39;green energy&#39; technology, hydrogen technology is a cutting-edge field in which intensive research and development is being carried out all around the world. Hylium Industries&#39; liquid hydrogen-based mobile hydrogen fuelling station will significantly contribute to the effort to expand the liquid hydrogen supply infrastructure for hydrogen-powered cars worldwide."</p>
<p>Founded in 2014, Hylium Industries claims it is the first company in Korea to have developed a technology for the storage of ultra-low temperature liquid hydrogen.</p>
<![CDATA[The world's first mobile hydrogen fuelling station uses liquid hydrogen rather than the high-pressure gas used by fuelling stations in the US and Japan; Hylium station claimed to store hydrogen more efficiently and safely.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2852eaad-2a45-4671-bf26-a1ca9e8825e4.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/2852eaad-2a45-4671-bf26-a1ca9e8825e4.png&h=485&w=73540110https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/world-first-mobile-liquid-hydrogen-refuelling-station-unveiled-40110
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/world-first-mobile-liquid-hydrogen-refuelling-station-unveiled-40110Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:33:00Cummins acquires electric and hybrid powertrain manufacturer<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6afc76b4-c370-4acc-8633-018f398469fc.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Cummins has announced acquisition of the Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains (EDI), which designs and produces hybrid- and full-electric power solutions for commercial vehicles.</strong></p>
<p>According to Cummins the addition of EDI to its portfolio is the latest step forward in its efforts to become a global electrified power leader.</p>
<p>"As power needs and technologies continue to evolve, Cummins remains committed to innovations that will deliver the right power solutions for the right applications at the right time to help our customers&rsquo; succeed,"&nbsp;said Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO, Cummins.</p>
<p>"This acquisition will combine EDI&rsquo;s talented workforce and electrification capabilities with Cummins&rsquo; expertise in developing and manufacturing the technologies that power the world," added Linebarger.</p>
<p>Cummins which began developing its electrification capabilities more than a decade ago, has accelerated its investments during the past nine months. By undertaking strategic efforts to build capabilities across the entire range of electric storage, for instance by acquiring UK-based Johnson Matthey Battery Systems and North America-based Brammo.</p>
<p>With the addition of its full-electric and unique four-mode hybrid powertrains, Cummins states EDI will broaden the company&rsquo;s electrification expertise and products. It claims that EDI&rsquo;s hybrid system is the most versatile on the market today, able to switch, in real time, between fully electric, series and parallel modes.</p>
<p>"As the industry continues to evolve and OEMs move to include hybrid and electric technologies in their vehicle offerings, the combination of Cummins and EDI represents a tremendous opportunity for growth and category leadership,"&nbsp;said Joerg Ferchau, chairman and CEO, EDI.</p>
<p>"EDI&rsquo;s advanced portfolio of plug-in-hybrid and full electric technologies paired with Cummins&rsquo; industry leadership and focus on innovation will allow us to deliver best-in-class products, service and support worldwide. Vehicle OEMs and fleets evaluating new electric and hybrid technologies prefer to work with well-established companies that have the depth and resources to provide the support that&rsquo;s needed to scale into high volume mass production. Together, we can lead the electrification category, and provide exciting new options that the market will embrace," added Ferchau.</p>
<p>Based in the Silicon Valley, California, EDI&rsquo;s portfolio of hybrid-electric drivetrain systems, the EDI PowerDrive series, have traveled more than six million miles in a fleet setting in the United States and China.</p>
<p>According to Cummins, EDI&rsquo;s products and diverse customer base will provide a springboard for the company into electrified markets, enabling it a immediate ability to grow market share.</p>
<p>The closing of the acquisition of EDI is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[<b>With the addition of its full-electric and unique four-mode hybrid powertrains, Cummins states EDI will broaden the company’s electrification expertise and products. </b>]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6afc76b4-c370-4acc-8633-018f398469fc.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/6afc76b4-c370-4acc-8633-018f398469fc.jpg&h=485&w=73540103https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/cummins-acquires-electric-and-hybrid-powertrain-manufacturer-40103
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/cummins-acquires-electric-and-hybrid-powertrain-manufacturer-40103Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:45:00Opinion: Why the next Range Rover faces the toughest challenge yet<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8c8b221-e94a-4d92-b3fa-4182b64e0bb3.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Designing an icon gets ever tougher, especially if you&rsquo;ve done a few before, as I strongly suspect&nbsp;</strong><strong>Land Rover</strong><strong>&nbsp;design boss Gerry McGovern would agree.</strong></p>
<p>The next&nbsp;Range Rover&nbsp;faces many constraints that none of its predecessors ever did: an immediate example is that the battery needed for its hybrid powertrain can&rsquo;t be allowed to limit cabin or boot space but must impact one or the other.</p>
<p>What&rsquo;s more, battery weight will require the new Range Rover&rsquo;s surrounding structure to be lighter than ever, making life harder for engineers tasked with delivering great NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) performance and great structural rigidity. And everything in the vehicle must function not just at the levels of the existing Range Rover, but much better. It&rsquo;s what the market demands.</p>
<p>In styling terms, the sheer number of iterations already produced off David Bache&rsquo;s simple, original 1970 two-door Range Rover must be complicating McGovern&rsquo;s design thinking for the fifth version, quite different in weight, proportion and every important dimension from those originals. In short, while it&rsquo;s a given that the next Range Rover will look graceful, serene, sophisticated and luxurious, it will also be an engineering tour de force.&nbsp;</p>
<![CDATA[Electrification provides new challenges that the next Range Rover will have to overcome.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8c8b221-e94a-4d92-b3fa-4182b64e0bb3.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/d8c8b221-e94a-4d92-b3fa-4182b64e0bb3.jpg&h=485&w=73540099https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/opinion-why-the-next-range-rover-faces-the-toughest-challenge-yet-40099
https://www.autocarpro.in/opinion-blogs/opinion-why-the-next-range-rover-faces-the-toughest-challenge-yet-40099Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:37:00Europe’s first live C-V2X interoperability between 2W, PV and infra demonstrated<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/42a9718d-0bfe-4735-8374-122d79108106.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The </strong><strong>Connected Vehicle to Everything of Tomorrow (ConVeX) consortium which was formed last year to carry out the first C-V2X (Cellular-Vehicle to Everything) trial based upon the 3rd Generation Partnership Project&rsquo;s (3GPP) Release 14, held the demonstration in Ingolstadt, Germany. </strong></p>
<p>The consortium consisting of Audi, Ducati, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Swarco, and Technical University of Kaiserslautern collaborated to demonstrate advanced connected car capabilities for road safety and traffic efficiency.</p>
<p>The consortium today announced Europe&rsquo;s first live demonstration for C-V2X direct communication interoperability between a motorcycle, vehicles and roadside infrastructure. The&nbsp; demonstration featured Audi Q7, Audi A4, as well as a Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro equipped with C-V2X technology utilising the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset solution. The showcase demonstrated common situations that can take place between motorcycles and vehicles, and how C-V2X technology can be used to improve road safety.</p>
<p>These included &ndash; Intersection Collision Warning, where a vehicle equipped with C-V2X technology pulls out from a junction with an adjoining road and avoids hitting a motorcycle rider who has the right of way; Across Traffic Turn Collision Risk Warning, in which a vehicle avoids a left turn collision with a motorcycle.</p>
<p>These cases are part of a wider set of advanced applications that have been demonstrated through the ConVeX project, which also involves vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication using roadside infrastructure units developed by Swarco and vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication using Ericsson&rsquo;s 4G/5G cellular test network operated at the motorway A9 German digital test field.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The consortium is co-funded by the participating organisations and the German Federal Ministry of Transportation and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) within the scope of the &lsquo;Automated and Connected Driving on Digital Test Fields in Germany&rsquo; program.</p>
<p>As a part of the consortium&rsquo;s ongoing efforts to support the commercial deployment of C-V2X technology, the partners are continuing to conduct field trials throughout the year to demonstrate the benefits of using a unified C-V2X connectivity platform, as defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project&rsquo;s (3GPP) Release 14 standard, to showcase range, reliability, and latency advantages for real-time C-V2X direct communications. The goal is to highlight new use cases that are expected to help support traffic flow optimisation, improve safety, and pave the path towards automated driving.&nbsp;</p>
<p>During the trials, C-V2X direct communications for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) scenarios operates over the 5.9 GHz ITS spectrum without the need for a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), cellular subscription or network assistance. Complementing direct communication transmissions, network-based communications is designed to utilise the wireless operator&rsquo;s 4G and emerging 5G wireless networks for Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) communication and operates over licensed operator spectrum to support telematics, connected infotainment, and a growing variety of advanced informational safety use cases. V2N scenarios for the trials operates on Ericsson&rsquo;s 4G and 5G test network in Germany in the cellular 2.6GHz band. &nbsp;</p>
<p>C-V2X technology is supported by a broad global automotive and telecom ecosystem, which includes the fast growing 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), in which Audi, Ericsson, and Qualcomm are amongst the co-founders. &nbsp;The 5GAA involves over 85 members comprised of many leading automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, software developers, mobile operators, semiconductor companies, test equipment vendors, telecom suppliers, traffic signal suppliers, and road operators. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Christoph Voigt, head of development connectivity, mobile communications, Car2X Technologies for Audi and chairman, 5GAA said: &ldquo;The demonstration of safety use cases with 3GPP compliant C-V2X technology within the ConVeX project between vehicles and motorcycles gives an outlook into the key role that vehicle-to-vehicle and 5G wireless technologies will play in the future of Audi and in the automotive industry. As the ConVeX project trials continue, the project partners will further showcase benefits to road users in safety and other areas, using technology to deliver safer, smoother journeys with less environmental impact.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Pierluigi Zampieri, vehicle innovation manager, Ducati Motor Holding said: &ldquo;This is the perfect demonstration of use cases in which the modern technologies can drastically improve the safety of future motorcycle users. Indeed, the C-V2X communication is definitely one of the key projects of the Ducati 2025 safety road map.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Stefan Koetz, chairman of the management board of Ericsson said: &ldquo;At Ericsson, we are convinced that with our Connected Car technology we can contribute to more safety on the roads. This is why we are currently focusing on 5G-based mobility solutions like C-V2X, whether in test series like today&#39;s ConVeX trials or large-scale test fields, such as the 5G Connected Mobility testbed on the A9.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Wassim Chourbaji, vice president of government affairs, Qualcomm EMEA, said: &ldquo;The ConVeX project is developing C-V2X technology, with deployments now getting underway and commercialisation coming in 2019, so that C-V2X can help provide the life-saving safety benefits that have created so much global interest in the technology. As a leader in 5G innovation, Qualcomm is working with the ConVeX project to further enhance C-V2X in 3GPP as we enable the evolution to 5G NR, making possible advanced capabilities such as intent and sensor sharing which support automated driving.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Michael Schuch, COO, Swarco, said: "SWARCO is proud to be the first traffic infrastructure company integrating C-V2X into our solution portfolio as C-V2X becomes part of our &lsquo;C-ITS Ready&rsquo; products. The standardised and direct interchange between vehicles and traffic control is an unprecedented potential for traffic managers. At Swarco, we are engaged to make the new link towards vehicles available for our infrastructure customers."</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/europe’s-first-live-cv2x-interoperability-between-2w--pv-and-infra-demonstrated-40073Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:22:00Purdue University researchers develop superstrong alloy for application in automobiles <div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/f8576470-006b-4a42-a2b4-13640f38a388.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Researchers from the Purdue University have claimed that they have developed a superstrong material that may change some manufacturing processes for the automobile and aerospace industries. The Purdue team, led by&nbsp;Xinghang Zhang, a professor in Purdue&rsquo;s&nbsp;School of Materials Engineering, created high-strength aluminium (AI) alloy coatings.</strong></p>
<p>According to Zhang, there is an increasing demand for such materials because of their advantages for automakers and aerospace industries. &ldquo;We have created a very durable and lightweight aluminium alloy that is just as strong as, and possibly stronger than, stainless steel. Our aluminium alloy is lightweight and provides flexibility that stainless steel does not in many applications,&rdquo; Zhang said.</p>
<p>Another member from the Purdue team, Yifan Zhang, a graduate student in materials engineering, said the aluminium alloy could be used for making wear- and corrosion-resistant automobile parts such as engines and coatings for optical lenses for specialised telescopes in the aerospace industry.</p>
<p>The researchers create the super-strong alloy by introducing &lsquo;stacking faults&rsquo;, or distortions in the crystal structure of aluminium, the distortions can lead to so-called nanotwins and complex stacking faults, such as 9R phase.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The 9R type of stacking fault is usually rare in aluminium,&rdquo; said Qiang Li, a doctoral student and member of the research team. &ldquo;We introduced both twin boundaries and 9R phase within nanograins to the lightweight Al alloys that are both strong and highly deformable under stresses. Besides coating applications, we are also looking into scale-up potentials of bulk high-strength Al alloys.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The team also created a way to develop the superstrong alloy coatings by introducing iron or Ti atoms into aluminium&rsquo;s crystal structure. The resulting &lsquo;nanotwinned&rsquo; aluminium-iron alloy coatings proved to be one of the strongest aluminium alloys ever created, comparable to high-strength steels, claimed the team. The findings were published recently in&nbsp;Advanced Materials&nbsp;and&nbsp;Scripta Materialia.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;Purdue Office of Technology Commercialisation&nbsp;has helped secured a patent for the technology and states that it is available for licensing.&nbsp;</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/purdue-university-researchers-develop-superstrong-alloy-for-application-in-automobiles-30116Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:35:00Axalta sells 50,000th Spectrophotometer<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/c4549393-d6a5-471c-bf97-25c9b5a29f95.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Axalta, a global company in full-digital colour management for refinishers, has sold its 50,000th&nbsp;spectrophotometer globally since the launch of its first generation of handheld devices for the refinish industry in 2005.</strong></p>
<p>Spectrophotometers are simply a better way to match colours, and faster, right-first-time colour matches mean optimised work flow processes, helping body shops to save time.</p>
<p>To commemorate this accomplishment, BYK-Gardner, a global player in the field of measuring colour and appearance, created a limited-edition spectrophotometer, painted in StarLite, Axalta&rsquo;s 2018 Automotive Colour of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Starlite is&nbsp;a modern, light and reflective hue for vehicles of today and&nbsp;tomorrow&nbsp;that uses Axalta&rsquo;s tri-coat process to create an eye catching pearlescent effect.</p>
<p>The first commemorative device was presented to Joe McDougall, Axalta&rsquo;s president of Global Refinish and EMEA, by Frank Wagner, president, BYK-Gardener at the 2018 IBIS Global Summit, in Munich, Germany.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Marking the 50,000th&nbsp;global spectrophotometer sale highlights the importance refinishers attach to accurate and fast colour matching,&rdquo; commented McDougall. &ldquo;This small yet technology-packed device demonstrates our commitment to providing innovative colour-matching technology to customers. These devices and their patented technology are designed to achieve the perfect colour match accurately, efficiently and reliably, every day in the body shop. When used in conjunction with our colour management software, they truly support our commitment to customers to transition from traditional colour retrieval to a fully digital colour management process.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Frank Wagner said, &ldquo;The importance of digital colour retrieval is underscored by the fact so many body shops realise the benefits of these devices. They appreciate tools that help them get the job done. We are proud to offer this solution to the refinish market with a partner like Axalta, and we look forward to its continued growth.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Beginning in 1994,&nbsp;Axalta&nbsp;was one of the first coatings companies to offer a digital colour measuring device and accompanying software for refinish customers.&nbsp;In 2005 it partnered&nbsp;with&nbsp;BYK-Gardner to develop and to manufacture a new generation of spectrophotometers &ndash; with the first portable three-angle device to use light emitting diodes. By 2011, Axalta was the first to offer the device to body shops to measure both colour and flake appearance. Today, the devices are smaller and smarter, and offer additional functionalities such as Wi-Fi, a touch screen, and a smart cradle.&nbsp;</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/axalta-sells-50-000th-spectrophotometer-30063Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:40:00Global demand for lithium to touch 1.0 Mt LCE by 2027<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/953/71953/web-roskill.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Global demand for lithium, mainly driven by the lithium-ion battery industry, is set to grow exponentially will continue to be the main catalyst for its growth. The lithium ion battery industry, which accounted for around 50 percent of consumption in 2017, is expected to reach over 80 percent by 2027, says Roskill, a London-based consultancy agency.</strong></p>
<p>The report states that growth in the consumption of lithium accelerated in 2017, by over 10 percent on 2016 levels, to reach 211,000t lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). Automotive applications were the largest market for Li-ion batteries in 2017, with Chinese sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) increasing by around 20 percent year on year. This placed a strain on the battery supply chain which is likely to continue; Roskill estimates Chinese PEV sales could reach around one million units in 2021.</p>
<p>The lead time between first purchase of lithium compounds and then subsequent use in Li-ion battery applications created by the automotive industry supply chain increased 'demand' ahead of consumption by 9 percent in 2017, a trend which is expected to intensify over the coming years. Demand for lithium is expected to approach 1.0Mt LCE in 2027.</p>
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<p>The report states that the lead-time between first purchase of lithium compounds and the subsequent use in lithium-ion battery applications created by the automotive industry supply chain increased 'demand' ahead of consumption by 9 percent in 2017, a trend which is expected to intensify over the coming years. It estimates that the demand for lithium is expected to approach 1.0Mt LCE in 2027.</p>
<p>According to the consultancy firm, lithium carbonate continues to remain the main lithium product used for batteries constituting over 80 percent of consumption. It expects the use of lithium hydroxide to become more prevalent, however, accounting for over 25 percent of lithium compounds used in rechargeable batteries by 2021 and around 55 percent by 2027, as end-users switch to high-nickel cathodes as a result of their higher energy density and lower cobalt content.</p>
<p>The increase in demand for lithium compounds used in the lithium-ion battery industry has also built on top of steady demand growth from industrial applications, which is expected to track more closely to the GDP growth.</p>
<p>It forecasts that the strong demand growth which has incentivised the expansion of existing assets and development of new lithium operations. The build-out of new and expanded capacity is expected to continue the oversupply of mined products, and further extend it to refined products from 2020. Despite the oversupply, markets for battery-grade lithium compounds are expected to remain tight as the barriers to entry for higher grade products are more complex and the demand growth is greatest for these products.</p>
<p>The mine supply of lithium is forecast to reach over 365,000t LCE in 2018 including processed DSO, with the supply of refined lithium expected to total 270,000t LCE. Roskill predicts by 2027, lithium mine supply will increase by over 160 percent, while refined supply is forecasted to more than treble to 900,000t LCE. Along with supply from secondary sources expected to show continued growth throughout the forecast period, albeit still representing less than 5 percent of total refined production by 2027.</p>
<p>The price for lithium continued to increase in 2017, for both contract prices, and Chinese spot material. Lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices are forecasted to peak in 2018, before greater supply availability causes prices to fall back in 2019.</p>
<p>A floor price of $11,000/t (Rs 700,000/t) battery-grade lithium carbonate is expected, before continued demand growth for battery grade lithium compounds applies greater demand-side pressure on prices beyond 2021.</p>
<p>The report concludes that the premium for battery-grade lithium hydroxide, over lithium carbonate to re-emerge in the short term, but could disappear with more independent lithium hydroxide production from mineral concentrates.</p>
<p><em>(Representational image courtesy -&nbsp;e+)</em>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Burgeoning demand from the lithium-ion battery industry and fast-growing Chinese electric vehicle market, estimated to reach around a million units by 2021, likely to put pressure on the lithium supply chain.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/953/71953/web-roskill.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/953/71953/web-roskill.jpg&h=485&w=73530050https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lithium-demand-touch-10mt-lce-2027-roskill-30050
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lithium-demand-touch-10mt-lce-2027-roskill-30050Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:07:0028 EU member states agree for timely deployment of connected and autonomous cars<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/907/71907/eata-june-2018-728-410-70-c1-t-l.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The European Automotive and Telecom Alliance (EATA) has said it will support the push by EU member states to address challenges for getting connected and automated vehicles on Europe&rsquo;s roads in a far-reaching, coordinated manner.</strong></p>
<p>Ministers from the 28 EU member states have agreed on a range of important actions to facilitate timely deployment of connected and automated vehicles, at the third high-level meeting on Connected and Automated Driving (CAD), held on June 19, 2018.</p>
<p>EATA states it underlined the need for coherent policy making in the domain, with coordination among the European Union, its member states and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The EATA members also presented their position on several regulatory initiatives to the national transport ministers, the European Commission and all other stakeholders. In reacting to the proposed EU Cybersecurity Act, EATA stressed the importance of properly involving industry players in the elaboration of future certification schemes and insisted on the need for schemes to remain voluntary in nature.</p>
<p>On the draft of specific data protection rules for communications services, the Alliance confirmed its commitment to continue protecting privacy as a core value. In this context, EATA called on participants to ensure fair and harmonised rules for all citizens and businesses, in line with applicable general data protection rules (GDPR).</p>
<p>EATA also stressed the increasing political attention for creating cross-border testing sites for CAD across Europe. It welcomed the focus on deployment and urged adequate coordination of testing activities as well as funding opportunities at both the EU and national level. The members of the alliance state the fully supported the Commission&rsquo;s proposal to launch a single EU-wide platform in 2018, grouping all relevant public and private stakeholders.</p>
<p>Erik Jonnaert, chairman of the Steering Committee of EATA, said: "The European automotive and telecom sectors are looking forward to continuing their constructive dialogue with all relevant national and EU authorities, as well as associated agencies, in order to make the rapid deployment of connected and automated driving in Europe a reality".</p><![CDATA[The meeting saw industry and representatives discussing on a range of subjects including coordination among European Unions, member states and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/907/71907/eata-june-2018-728-410-70-c1-t-l.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/907/71907/eata-june-2018-728-410-70-c1-t-l.jpg&h=485&w=73530040https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/eu-agree-timely-deployment-connected-autonomous-cars-30040
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/eu-agree-timely-deployment-connected-autonomous-cars-30040Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:35:00Coal-fired power station becomes battery storage plant<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/901/71901/web-18c0494-01.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Daimler along with partners Mercedes-Benz Energy, Getec Energie and technology company The Mobility House have started an innovative battery storage plant. The unit consisting of a total of 1,920 battery modules bundled in Elverlingsen plant in South Westphalia, Germany creates a &lsquo;live replacement parts store&rsquo; for the fleet of third-generation electric Smart cars. </strong></p>
<p>The stored battery modules are sufficient for at least 600&nbsp;vehicles, and have an installed power output of 8.96&nbsp;MW and energy capacity of 9.8&nbsp;MWh. The company states that the plant is available for the energy market, for instance it can supply power to the grid for primary balancing. The modular design enables the system to continuously and fully automatically stabilise the power grid with balancing power.</p>
<p>With its partners, Daimler is connecting the third large storage plant made of car battery systems to the grid. Together with the 12.8&nbsp;MWh, the second life battery storage plant that opened in Elverlingsen in 2016 and the 17.4&nbsp;MWh replacement part storage facility in Hanover, almost 40&nbsp;MWh of energy will soon be available on the grid.</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Added value at the beginning of battery life<br /></strong></span>Daimler states that the &lsquo;active&rsquo; storage of the lithium-ion battery modules at the Enervie power station site in Elverlingsen is like a fountain of youth for the battery systems used for electric mobility. To be usable as a replacement, a battery needs regular cycling during the storage period &ndash; deliberate, battery-conserving charging and discharging. This prevents exhaustive discharge which can lead to a battery defect.</p>
<p>At the same time the partners are reacting efficiently to the growing demands to compensate grid fluctuations and are presenting a business case, as the systems provide a service on the German market for primary balancing power before they are potentially used in EVs from Daimler. The company states a maximum reaction time of 30&nbsp;seconds is required to ensure grid stability. The storage system in Elverlingsen can react much faster &ndash; within milliseconds.</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>From coal to lithium<br /></strong></span>The &lsquo;live replacement parts store&rsquo; based on electric car battery systems was constructed in Elverlingsen on the site of a former coal-fired power station that was built in 1912 that was recently shut down. Daimler states that the large storage plant is therefore a symbol for the transformation in the storage and use of energy &ndash; away from fossil electricity grid supply and towards a sustainable extension of the e-mobility value chain that reduces CO2.</p>
<p>The Mobility House aims to advance energy turnaround and to make a zero-emission future possible. The cooperation partners are working towards an electric mobility breakthrough with innovative charging and energy storage solutions, where existing and new technologies enable the integration of electric vehicles into the power grid as aggregated swarm batteries of moving electric cars or as stationary accumulators from vehicle batteries.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The stored battery modules are sufficient for at least 600 vehicles, and has a installed power output of 8.96 MW and energy capacity of 9.8 MW, and can also supply power to stabilise the grid.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/901/71901/web-18c0494-01.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/901/71901/web-18c0494-01.jpg&h=485&w=73530033https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/coal-fired-power-station-battery-storage-plant-30033
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/coal-fired-power-station-battery-storage-plant-30033Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:46:25Continental partners German Research Center for AI and future of mobility<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/894/71894/web-20180620-dfki-img-ai-data.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German Tier 1 supplier Continental has entered into a partnership with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), claimed to be the world&rsquo;s largest non-profit organisation for researching artificial intelligence (AI). Continental states that the collaboration will focus on improving internal processes and on the mobility of the future. </strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;The collaboration with DFKI is part of our strategy to strengthen Continental as a technology company by using artificial intelligence at all levels. Continental will become an &lsquo;AI-empowered company&rsquo;, AI should support our employees in their work and provide them with new tools,&rdquo; said Kurt Lehmann, corporate technology officer at Continental. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Furthermore, the company states AI is the central pillar of mobility in the future. &ldquo;We are now working on the assumption that autonomous driving will not be possible without artificial-intelligence technologies,&rdquo; underlined Lehmann.</p>
<p><strong>Joint research in DFKI ecosystem<br></strong>As part of the collaboration, the Forschungslabor Intelligente Technologien, (FIT) (research lab for intelligent technologies), will be established at the DFKI location in Kaiserslautern. In the ecosystem of DFKI labs, Continental employees will research the fundamentals of AI technology and address specific problems. This would include researching AI-supported methods of data analysis and software development.</p>
<p>The component major states it is also working on developing AI-based tools that will help more than 16,000 software and IT employees worldwide with quality assurance and upgrading functions.</p>
<p>Continental states the engineers have already identified a number of applications for AI, &nbsp;for instance, in material flow, machine learning can be used to create more precise forecasts of raw materials requirements. DFKI has well-honed skills in this area of technology. Professor Andreas Dengel the head of the DFKI research sector &lsquo;Smart Data and Knowledge Services.&rsquo; For Dengel, sustainable corporate management currently requires active and extensive knowledge management: &ldquo;The main task is putting lean, decentralised and continuously learning organisations in a position to respond both flexibly and coherently.&rdquo;</p>
<p>For this, DFKI experts are developing automated personal knowledge assistants, which are systems that identify documents and automatically detect people, projects, events or locations. For instance, knowledge assistants would help configure workflows to specific requirements and provide relevant information in each field.</p>
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<p><strong>Faster object recognition through artificial neural networks<br></strong>Continental employs AI in its product development. In 2020, the company plans to produce, for the first time ever, neural networks on a larger scale with its fifth generation cameras for faster object recognition. The artificial neural networks consist of adaptive mathematical units that can process and execute complex functions.</p>
<p>In 2015, Continental set up a central AI predevelopment department to coordinate the various AI research activities. The company is collaborating with Nvidia, Baidu and many other research institutes in this field, including the University of Oxford, the Technische Universit&auml;t Darmstadt and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. In Budapest, Hungary, the Continental Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) business unit opened a center of excellence for deep machine learning in May 2018. By the end of 2018, the technology company will employ around 400 engineers worldwide with specific AI expertise and is looking for further talented people for product and process development in artificial intelligence.</p><![CDATA[Continental is collaborating with Nvidia, Baidu and many other research institutes for AI research , including the University of Oxford, the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/894/71894/web-20180620-dfki-img-ai-data.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/894/71894/web-20180620-dfki-img-ai-data.jpg&h=485&w=73530031https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-partners-german-research-center-ai-future-mobility-30031
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/continental-partners-german-research-center-ai-future-mobility-30031Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:14:15Nissan to incorporate high-formability steel in more of its vehicles<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/706/71706/2019-infiniti-qx50-qx50-luxe-small.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Nissan Motor will build more models using a new type of steel that combines high tensile strength with a higher degree of formability. Nissan claims that it results in lighter vehicles that can help lower emissions while protecting occupants.</strong></p>
<p>The highly formable steel comes with a tensile strength of 980 megapascals, which was jointly developed by Nissan and Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal Corp. The steel&rsquo;s combination of stamping formability and strength makes it possible to form parts with complex shapes that are thinner and lighter than those made of conventional high tensile strength steel while maintaining the ability to absorb energy in a collision. The 980-megapascal steel can be cold-pressed, making it suitable for mass production. This will help contain increases in vehicle cost.</p>
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<p>The&nbsp;INFINITI QX50 premium midsize SUV, an offering from Nissan luxury car segment, went on sale in the U.S. in March. Nissan claims it to be the world&rsquo;s first vehicle with front and rear side members made from 980-megapascal ultrahigh tensile strength steel, along with other body frame parts. Nissan plans to expand the use of the material, which enhances fuel efficiency as well as driving performance by lowering vehicle weight, to other models.</p>
<p>Nissan launched a sustainability plan this month that calls for lowering of CO2 emissions from its new vehicles by 40 percent by fiscal year 2022, compared with fiscal year 2000. Nissan is aggressively developing technologies to expand the use of ultra-high tensile strength steel, aiming for it to make up 25 percent of the company&rsquo;s vehicle parts by weight. The material makes up 27 percent of the new QX50.</p>
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<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-wins-excellence-climate-solutions-award-29952">Nissan wins Excellence in Climate Solutions Award</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/satoru-mizoguchi-believe-near-future-automotive-electric-south-east-asia-29865">Satoru Mizoguchi, senior VP, Nissan: &ldquo;We believe the near future of automotive is electric, also in South East Asia&rdquo;</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-alliance-report-cy2017-synergy-57-billion-euro-14-29903">Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance synergies grow to 5.7 billion euros in 2017</a></strong></span></p><![CDATA[The new innovation can help lower emissions and improve performance by reducing vehicle weight.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/706/71706/2019-infiniti-qx50-qx50-luxe-small.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/706/71706/2019-infiniti-qx50-qx50-luxe-small.jpg&h=485&w=73529965https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-incorporate-formability-steel-vehicles-29965
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-incorporate-formability-steel-vehicles-29965Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:12:00Nissan wins Excellence in Climate Solutions Award<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/665/71665/750pxclimate.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Japanese carmaker Nissan, has won the &lsquo;Excellence in Climate Solutions Award&rsquo; for its work to develop electric vehicle technology and energy services systems. The accolade is part of the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards, given by the Financial Times and the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group.</strong></p>
<p>The awards focussed on groundbreaking, commercially viable solutions to global development challenges, and past winners include the Cross-Boundary Energy Fund in Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana, which improved the efficiency of solar assets; and the Piramal Foundation in India, which uses technology to give rural villages access to safe water.</p>
<p>Nissan's vehicle-to-grid system enables energy from electric cars to be fed back into the electricity grid, this enables the grid to be more stable and sustainable. It can also help consumers manage their energy supply.</p>
<p>The second-life energy storage systems use batteries taken from Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 electric vehicles. The batteries are then turned into energy storage units for homes and other buildings.</p>
<p>"This recognition validates Nissan's continuing efforts to integrate EV technology into society," said Nissan's executive vice president, Daniele Schillaci. "From launching the first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf, to developing vehicle-to-grid technology, we will continue leading the way toward a zero-emission future through Nissan Intelligent Mobility."</p><![CDATA[Nissan states it was specifically recognised for its vehicle-to-grid and second-life battery systems.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/665/71665/750pxclimate.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/665/71665/750pxclimate.jpg&h=485&w=73529952https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-wins-excellence-climate-solutions-award-29952
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-wins-excellence-climate-solutions-award-29952Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:10:01Lanxess and Hella develop new PBT compound for battery components in EVs<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/561/71561/bild-1-bmu-10040457a-am1-nur-gehaeuse.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German specialty chemicals company Lanxess has developed a new compound called Pocan AF4130 in collaboration with Hella KGaA Hueck &amp; Co., based in Lippstadt, Germany. The new compound serves as a housing material for a battery management unit (BMU) and two-cell monitoring units (CMU).</strong></p>
<p>The blend of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and acrylic ester-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) contains 30 percent by weight glass fibers and a halogen-based flame retardance package. &ldquo;The particular advantages of the material are its extremely low warpage and shrinkage, combined with its high flame retardance. We see great potential for application in precision components for vehicle battery systems,&rdquo; said Marc Marbach, head of Sales Segments E&amp;E in the LANXESS High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit.</p>
<p>Lanxess states it took just two-and-a-half years to develop the compound, from the initial idea to extensive testing and finally to use in full-scale production. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Hella fabricates the BMU and CMUs for a German manufacturer of battery systems for motor vehicles. The flat devices are currently used in the lithium-ion battery system of a German compact car.</p>
<p><strong>Low tolerances<br /></strong>The housings of the BMU and CMUs have large, flat surfaces as well as complex geometries along the edges and on the inside. Because of its innovative design it can be injection-molded cost-effectively as single components. The contact pins for the connectors must not bend when the housings are mounted on the printed circuit boards. The tolerances for the spacing between the connector mounts and the cut-outs for the pins are therefore extremely close. &ldquo;This is precisely where the outstanding dimensional stability of our blend Pocan AF4130 pays off,&rdquo; explained Marbach.</p>
<p><strong>UL 94 5VA- and UL f1-listed</strong>&nbsp;<br />As required for the application, the company claims that the material achieves the best classification of V-0 (0.75 millimeters) in UL 94 fire testing by the US testing organisation Underwriters Laboratories. It further is listed on the UL Yellow Card with a good classification of UL 94 5VA (1.5 millimeters). The material is aimed for injection molding of flame-retardant housing components. It additionally has been given a UL f1 listing for use in outdoor applications involving exposure to UV light and water. &ldquo;Our compound thus has a good chance of also being used for electrical components such as photovoltaic plugs and sockets,&rdquo; said Marbach.</p>
<p>The company states that the blend offers high resistance to typical media used in motor vehicles, such as fuels, oils, cleansers and car care products. And has been proven in extensive media storage tests conducted by Lanxess for Hella, in accordance with the supply specification LV 124 used by automotive manufacturers.</p><![CDATA[The new compound christened Pocan AF4130 offers extremely low warpage and in particular high flame retardance.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/561/71561/bild-1-bmu-10040457a-am1-nur-gehaeuse.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/561/71561/bild-1-bmu-10040457a-am1-nur-gehaeuse.jpg&h=485&w=73529921https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-hella-develop-pbt-compound-battery-components-evs-29921
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/lanxess-hella-develop-pbt-compound-battery-components-evs-29921Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:04:41Toyota invests $1 billion in Grab, looks to advance mobility as service strategy<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/526/71526/grab-x-toyota.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Toyota Motor Corporation today announced that it has concluded an agreement with Grab Holdings (Grab) to strengthen their existing partnership and expand the collaboration between the companies in Southeast Asia to further advance Mobility as a Service (MaaS) across the region.</strong></p>
<p>As part of this agreement, Toyota will invest $1 billion (Rs 6,317 crore) in Grab. Furthermore, to accelerate decision-making, one Toyota executive will be appointed to Grab's board of directors and a dedicated Toyota team member will be seconded to Grab to as an executive officer, with Toyota considering more personnel exchanges in the future.</p>
<p>Grab operates online-to-offline mobile platforms in transportation, food and package delivery, mobile payments and financial services in 217 cities across eight Southeast Asian countries. In March 2018, it acquired Uber Technologies (Uber) Southeast Asian assets, and is now the leader for ride-hailing in the region.</p>
<p>Since August 2017, the partners (Toyota and Grab) have been developing connected services for Grab utilising driving data collected by Toyota's TransLog data-transmission driving recorder. The recorder, developed by Toyota for corporate fleets, has been installed in 100 Grab rental cars. The data collected is stored on Toyota's proprietary mobility services platform (MSPF), which serves as a form of information infrastructure for connected vehicles.</p>
<p>Both companies have already begun collaboration in the field of connected vehicles by, for instance, providing driving-data-based automotive insurance for Grab's rental fleet in Singapore through local insurance companies.</p>
<p>The partners state their initial success has led them to expand their collaboration. This expansion is aimed at achieving connectivity for Grab's rental car fleet across Southeast Asia, and at rolling out various connected services throughout the region that utilise vehicle data stored on Toyota's MSPF. In addition, collaborations in driving-data-based automotive insurance, financial services for Grab drivers and maintenance services are also contemplated under the new partnership.</p>
<p>Through this new agreement, Toyota and Grab plan to shift into full-scale implementation of services they have been developing to customers in Southeast Asia. The partners will also look for future collaborations aimed to achieve more-efficient ride-hailing businesses and for developing future mobility service solutions and MaaS vehicles.</p>
<p>Shigeki Tomoyama, Toyota executive vice-president and president of Toyota's in-house Connected Company, said: "I am delighted that we are strengthening our collaboration, which utilises Toyota's connected technologies, with Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing company. Going forward, together with Grab, we will develop services that are more attractive, safe and secure for our customers in Southeast Asia."</p>
<p>Anthony Tan, co-founder and CEO of Grab, commented: "We are thrilled to have Toyota onboard as a long-term, strategic partner of Grab. This strong partnership will enable us to become the one-stop mobility platform in Southeast Asia. We look forward to executing the same vision of the future. A future that will provide for safer and more affordable rides, more liveable cities, and millions of new micro businesses in the digital revolution. "</p>
<p>Commenting on the new development, Pinar Ozcan, professor of Strategic Management at of Warwick Business School, who researches the sharing economy, said:&nbsp;"The latest news of Uber's Asian rival Grab receiving $1 billion investment from Toyota is proof that the sharing trend is here to stay. Daimler investing in car sharing company Turo and GM preparing to launch its own car sharing service (Maven) are other contemporary examples.</p>
<p>"As we are going more and more towards a future dominated by Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric (CASE) cars, auto manufacturers are realising that making cars for private ownership will not let them survive in the long run.</p>
<p>"This is especially true for metropolitan Asian cities that are fighting premature deaths due to air pollution and where governments are forced to take severe measures to stop the trend (in China, average life expectancy is expected to increase by over 2 years if air pollution is reduced)."</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The collaboration between the two companies in Southeast Asia seeks to further advance Mobility as a Service (MaaS) across the region.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/526/71526/grab-x-toyota.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/526/71526/grab-x-toyota.jpg&h=485&w=73529911https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-invests-usd1-billion-grab-looks-advance-mobility-service-strategy-29911
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/toyota-invests-usd1-billion-grab-looks-advance-mobility-service-strategy-29911Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:52:00Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance synergies grow to 5.7 billion euros in 2017<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/488/71488/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-logo-mail.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance today reported a 14 percent increase in&nbsp;its annualised synergies to &euro;5.7 billion (Rs 43,570 crore) in 2017 compared to &euro;5 billion (Rs 38,220 crore) in 2016, on the back of the world&rsquo;s largest automotive alliance benefitting from growing cost savings, incremental revenues and cost avoidance.</strong></p>
<p>The Alliance states that the latest synergies reflect the economies of scale realised by the members, who reported total sales of more than 10.6 million vehicles for 2017 &ndash; becoming the world&rsquo;s largest automotive group in terms of sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs).</p>
<p>&ldquo;The Alliance has a direct, positive impact on the growth and profit of each member company,&rdquo; said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi. &ldquo;In 2017, the Alliance turbocharged the performance of all three companies including Mitsubishi Motors which saw its first full-year of synergy gains.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We expect to generate growing synergies in coming years as the Alliance accelerates convergence through increased utilisation of joint plants, common vehicle platforms, technology-sharing and our combined presence in mature and emerging markets. We reaffirm our synergy goal of more than &euro;10 billion (Rs 76,440 crore) by the end of 2022.&rdquo;</p>
<p>As part of the Alliance 2022 mid-term plan, the companies forecast to sell more than 14 million vehicles by the end of the plan, of which 9 million will be built on four common platforms including electric and B-segment vehicles, and extending the use of common powertrains from one third to 75 percent of the total.</p>
<p>Through the converged engineering function, the Alliance member companies share R&amp;D costs and investments, which increases their competitiveness. For instance, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors joined forces last year to develop the next generation of Kei cars.</p>
<p>In 2017, the Alliance Purchasing Organisation (formerly RNPO) generated significant cost reductions and avoidance through centralised sourcing of parts, equipment and tooling, global contract negotiations, and common utilities sourcing at facilities around the world.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Highlights of new synergy include:</strong></span></p>
<p>- The adoption by Mitsubishi Motors of Nissan Sales Finance and Renault RCI Bank and Services capabilities;</p>
<p>- Benchmarking between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors in the ASEAN region;</p>
<p>- Shared spare parts warehouses between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors in Europe, Japan and Australia.</p>
<p>The Alliance states that even in manufacturing, ongoing synergies were also realised through vehicle production on shared platforms such as the Datsun Redigo and Renault Kwid, and through cross-manufacturing activities such as Renault Alaskan production at the Nissan plants in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain.</p>
<p>Costs associated with vehicle transportation were significantly reduced in 2017, as Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors combined shipments of finished vehicles from plants in Thailand to their respective dealers.</p>
<p>The creation of the LCV converged business unit in 2017 maximised cross-development and cross-manufacturing, delivering synergies in costs and technology in vehicles such as the Nissan platform based one-tonne pick-up truck by Renault and Daimler. This allowed the extension of Alliance market coverage to 77 percent with a total range of 18 models across Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Deeper convergence and increased synergies will cement the sustainability of the Alliance for the long term,&rdquo; added Ghosn.</p><![CDATA[The Alliance aims to sell 14 million vehicles by 2022, of which 9 million will be built on four common platforms including electric and B-segment vehicles.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/488/71488/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-logo-mail.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/488/71488/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-logo-mail.jpg&h=485&w=73529903https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-alliance-report-cy2017-synergy-57-billion-euro-14-29903
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/renault-nissan-mitsubishi-alliance-report-cy2017-synergy-57-billion-euro-14-29903Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:50:00Global NCAP chief: 'UK will lose car safety regulations influence post-Brexit'<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/71485/ncap-1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Brexit will render the UK a rule-taker on the world stage of car safety standards and legislation,&nbsp;Global NCAP&nbsp;boss&nbsp;David Ward&nbsp;has said.</strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;In leaving the EU, the UK will be withdrawing from a complex ecosystem of vehicle regulation that has hugely improved car safety and saved tens of thousands of lives," Ward, who is British,&nbsp;wrote on the Global NCAP website.</p>
<p>"This has profound implications for the interests of the public and our automotive industry.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Ward criticised Prime Minister&nbsp;Theresa May&rsquo;s recent assertion that the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is the main decision-maker&nbsp;in car safety standards, pointing out that 28 of the UNECE's 56 member states also belong to the EU.</p>
<p>The UNECE serves to&nbsp;encourage economic co-operation on the Continent&nbsp;and&nbsp;presides over the UN's World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (known as WP.29), a key global standard-setting body with 62 participating countries. Of these, around 40 usually meet for votes on regulations, Ward claims, with EU states voting as a bloc. Because WP.29 only requires an 80 percent majority to pass a vote, EU states normally get their way.</p>
<p>"So, May got it backwards,"&nbsp;said Ward. "It's EU decision-making that underpins the adoption of UNECE regulations, not the other way around."</p>
<p>He continued: "Post-Brexit, the UK will be free to exercise its sovereign rights to vote as it likes on new UNECE vehicle standards. But this will be a kind of mini-decision&nbsp;to be taken alongside the mega-decision&nbsp;already taken by the EU. And most likely we will vote the same way as the EU to avoid being on the losing side. So, outside the EU, even in the UNECE, the UK will effectively be just a rule-taker."</p>
<p>This, Ward wrote, constitutes&nbsp;"a relegation to the second division in automotive regulations".</p>
<p>The UK was instrumental in forcing through new safety regulations that led to the formation of Euro NCAP in 1997&nbsp;because it could gain support from other nations in the European Parliament. On its own, Ward said,&nbsp;the UK "will find it will be far harder to challenge the lobbying power of the automotive industry".</p>
<p>He continued: "We will also be unable to participate in the EU&rsquo;s framework programme for research and innovation that is closely related to the automotive regulatory process. This will harm our universities, research laboratories&nbsp;and automotive suppliers."</p>
<p>In response to Ward's comments, a&nbsp;Department for Transport&nbsp;(DfT) spokesman told <em>Autocar UK</em>: "We are committed to securing the best deal for Britain as we leave the EU&nbsp;and will work hard to ensure the UK motor industry and authorities continue to thrive and that Britain&rsquo;s roads continue to be among&nbsp;the world&rsquo;s safest.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The Vehicle Certification Agency [Britain's type approval authority] is internationally recognised and respected. We are confident it will remain one of the world&rsquo;s leading&nbsp;type approval&nbsp;authorities after we leave the EU and it will continue to grow its influence within the UNECE system.</p>
<p>&ldquo;By leaving the Customs Union, we will be able to forge new trade relationships with our partners around the world for the first time in 40 years while maintaining our commitment to high standards.</p>
<p>"Since we first joined the UNECE road vehicle agreement in 1963, we have been a leading contributor across all aspects of new vehicle technology. This will continue into the future, as will our leadership role, as we chair several working groups and task forces.</p>
<p>"The UK currently chairs several technical committees and is an active member of the supervisory policy group, and this will continue through Brexit and beyond.</p>
<p>"The environmental regulations are led from Brussels but these are subsequently aligned to the Geneva standards&nbsp;and so, once adopted, we will continue to influence the direction and stringency of any new measures."</p><![CDATA[UK vote at the UN's EU-dominated car regulations forum will be 'relegated to the second division of rule-making', says David Ward.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/71485/ncap-1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/71485/ncap-1.jpg&h=485&w=73529901https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/global-ncap-chief-uk-lose-car-safety-regulations-influence-post-brexit-29901
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/global-ncap-chief-uk-lose-car-safety-regulations-influence-post-brexit-29901Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:22:19Turo Go enables car owners to remotely share their vehicle and earn on the go<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/470/71470/web-dsc-9815.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>US-based Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace has announced a new feature christened &lsquo;Turo Go&rsquo; that allows guests to locate, book and unlock cars instantly from the app. The company has said it has begun an early-access wait list for hosts to get Turo Go connected car hardware installed in their cars when it becomes available in selected cities this year.</strong></p>
<p>The hardware will enable car owners to remotely lock and unlock their cars, automatically track mileage and geo-locate their vehicle. In addition to making the experience of owning a car smarter, and the experience of sharing it safer, Turo aims to use Turo Go's connectivity applications to improve their customer experience &mdash; both for busy Turo hosts and for guests demanding instant mobility.</p>
<p>Andre Haddad, CEO, Turo, said: "Inspired by our community and their calls for a remote access feature, we're confident that Turo Go will help accelerate Turo's mission of putting the world's one billion cars to better use."</p>
<p>In the future, in addition to supplying hosts with this connected car technology that can be installed in any car, the company envisions working directly with automakers to integrate the Turo app with connected vehicles coming off the line. "We're talking with a number of forward-thinking auto manufacturers, including Mercedes-Benz, about solutions to further integrate instant mobility into our service. We see a future where new, connected vehicles leave the manufacturing line 'Turo-ready'," added Haddad.</p>
<p>Joerg Lamparter, head of mobility services at Daimler Financial Services said, "We're thrilled to be working with Turo on a remote access solution to support owners of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to easily share their cars."</p>
<p>&nbsp;Turo claims it has over six million users and 4.5 million day trip completed, and is the world's largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace and the platform best positioned to innovate in the&nbsp;$80 billion&nbsp;(Rs 505,360 crore) car rental industry. The company has a presence in over 5,500 cities in over 56 countries. It recently raised $104 million&nbsp;(Rs 657 crore) in Series D funding round that was led by Daimler and Korean conglomerate SK Holdings, with participation by Founders Circle, Liberty Mutual, American Express Ventures and Sumitomo.</p>
<p>"Investing in connectivity and instant mobility access today will pave the way for the autonomous vehicle future of tomorrow. We envision a world where you can easily access a car anytime, anywhere &mdash; an endlessly mobile world effortlessly fuelled by our vibrant and intrepid community of trusted Turo hosts," concluded Haddad.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The hardware will enable car owners to remotely lock and unlock their cars, automatically track mileage and geo-locate their vehicle.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/470/71470/web-dsc-9815.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/470/71470/web-dsc-9815.jpg&h=485&w=73529900https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/turo-enables-car-owners-remotely-share-vehicle-earn-29900
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/turo-enables-car-owners-remotely-share-vehicle-earn-29900Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:04:15Tesla to cut 9% of workforce as part of restructuring to become profitable<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/463/71463/teslalogo-0.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Tesla &nbsp;is cutting around 9%&nbsp;of its workforce as part of &lsquo;restructuring&rsquo; moves to reduce costs &ndash; but company founder Elon Musk has insisted the move will not affect its ability to reach&nbsp;Model 3&nbsp;production targets.</strong></p>
<p>Musk confirmed the job cuts on social media after an internal email became public. The company has yet to make a profit since it was founded by the entrepreneur in 2003, and Musk said following a &ldquo;comprehensible organizational restructuring".</p>
<p>Tesla is understood to have had around 37,500 employees at the end of last year, with CNBC reporting it has added 8000 since the start of 2018. That would mean around 4000 jobs will be lost in the restructuring.</p>
<p>He added: &ldquo;Tesla has grown and evolved rapidly over the past several years, which has resulted in some duplication of roles and some job functions that, while they made sense in the past, are difficult to justify today.</p>
<p>&ldquo;As part of this effort, and the need to reduce costs and become profitable, we have made the difficult decision to let go of approximately 9% of our colleagues across the company. These cuts were almost entirely made from our salaried population and no production associated were included, so this will not affect our ability to reach Model 3 production targets in the coming months.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The firm has missed&nbsp;a series of its own production targets for the large volume Model 3 in recent months, citing production issues at its factory. Musk also recently had&nbsp;a tense exchange with financial analysts&nbsp;after the firm reported record losses.</p>
<p>Musk claimed the profit has never been Tesla&rsquo;s motivation, adding: &ldquo;What drives us is our mission to accelerate the world&rsquo;s transition to sustainable, clean energy, but we will never achieve that mission unless we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable. That is a valid and fair criticism of Tesla&rsquo;s history to date.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Musk added that the employees affected would be notified this week, and that Tesla is also continuing to flatten its management structure to &ldquo;help us communicate better, eliminate bureaucracy and move faster.&rdquo; He added that laid off employees would received &ldquo;significant&rdquo; salary payments and stock in Tesla.</p>
<p>Noting that a &ldquo;difficult job&rdquo; remains ahead, Musk added: &ldquo;We are a small company in one of the toughest and most competitive industries on Earth, where just staying alive, let alone growing, is a form of victory.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Despite our tiny size, Tesla has already played a major role in moving the auto industry towards sustainable electric transport and moving the energy industry towards sustainable power generation and storage.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Despite the struggle to become profitable, Tesla has continued to push ahead, with Musk announcing a string of new models in recent months, including&nbsp;a new Roadster,&nbsp;performance versions of the Model 3&nbsp;and&nbsp;a compact hatchback.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Company founder Elon Musk says job losses will centre on duplicated roles and will not affect Model 3 production targets.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/463/71463/teslalogo-0.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/463/71463/teslalogo-0.jpg&h=485&w=73529899https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-cut-workforce-restructuring-profitable-29899
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-cut-workforce-restructuring-profitable-29899Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:35:13Daimler to recall 774,000 Mercedes models due to emission 'defeat devices'<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/435/71435/merc-2.jpeg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The German transport ministry has ordered&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz&nbsp;to recall up to 774,000 cars across Europe after tests found that they contain unauthorised software, or a so-called defeat device, that could be used to manipulate diesel exhaust emissions.</strong></p>
<p>In an official statement, the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) said it had ordered Mercedes to immediately recall selected Vito,&nbsp;C-Class&nbsp;and GLC models in Germany.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The government will order 238,000 Daimler vehicles to be immediately recalled Germany wide because of unauthorised defeat devices,&rdquo; the KBA said.</p>
<p>Daimler is the parent company of Mercedes.</p>
<p>Among the models said to be affected&nbsp;are the Vito 119 CDI, C220d and GLC 220d.</p>
<p>The KBA has not indicated the age of the cars involved, although officials suggest they include latest-generation models with Euro 6 emissions certification.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>News of the recall comes after the German transport minister, Andreas Scheuer, met with Mercedes chairman&nbsp;Dieter Zetsche&nbsp;in Berlin to discuss what has been described as &ldquo;irregularities in independent test results of various Mercedes-Benz models featuring the German car maker&rsquo;s turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Among the features brought into question by the KBA&nbsp;is software used to regulate the amount of Ad Blue solution injected into the SCR filter on the models in question.</p>
<p>Following the discussion, Scheuer said Daimler had pledged to remove the suspect software and co-operate with authorities.</p>
<p>Autocar understands that the software is programmed to lower the amount of Ad Blue being injected&nbsp;after a prescribed time. This lowers the efficiency of the SCR filter and leads to much higher nitrous oxide emissions in real-world driving conditions than those claimed by Mercedes under test conditions.</p>
<p>A report in German newspaper Bild am Sonntag suggests the German Transport Ministry has identified up to five illegal Ad Blue and/or SCR switch off functions in various Mercedes-Benz diesel models.</p>
<p>In accepting the recall, Zetsche said Mercedes-Benz had developed a technical solution that would enable it to update the software in a move he suggests would see the company avoid possible fines by the European Union. However, in a separate statement, Daimler said the question over the legality of the software still needed to be clarified.</p>
<p>EU Commissioner&nbsp;Elzbieta Bienkowska tweeted her recommendation that all EU member states follow Germany's example of calling a recall: "We need mandatory recalls in all 28EU Member States. Other countries should follow quickly." She also urged a step-up in the progress of EVs.</p>
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<p>In recent weeks, Mercedes has defended its diesel engine software, saying it conforms to the law prescribed by the EU. In certain situations, car makers are permitted to switch off the SCR filter in diesel engines in the interests of engine longevity.</p>
<p>At this stage, it is not known how many cars are affected by the recall in the UK. However, given the popularity of models such as the C220d and GLC 220d, the number is thought to be significant.</p>
<p>An official from the KBA told <em>Autocar UK</em> that it is only authorised to order a recall of cars within its own borders or cars issued with a pan-European road-worthiness certification, suggesting Mercedes diesel owners in the UK will have to wait until full details to a possible Britain-wide recall are revealed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The recall is understood to include newest, Euro 6 diesel engines; number of UK cars affected is unknown.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/435/71435/merc-2.jpeg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/435/71435/merc-2.jpeg&h=485&w=73529886https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-recall-774-mercedes-models-emission-defeat-devices-29886
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-recall-774-mercedes-models-emission-defeat-devices-29886Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:33:17ZF and German Research Centre for AI and partners to showcase Industry 4.0 project<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/434/71434/bf20a5f856682939-org.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German component major, ZF Friedrichshafen, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and their cooperation partners will present an infrastructure solution that will contribute towards optimising production equipment productivity &ndash; the Industry 4.0 basic system, at the CeBIT 2018.</strong></p>
<p>The project will be presented using an assembling station demonstrator at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research trade fair booth, which has sponsored the three-year project with funds totalling Euro 12 million (Rs 91 crore).</p>
<p>The partners have developed a basic system for production equipment that networks and integrates existing technologies in such a way that allows the realisation of Industry 4.0 applications. "In accordance with the 'Plug-and-Produce' principle, this basic system is able to determine, supplement, re-arrange and immediately execute the abilities of other equipment," explains Werner Balandat, Head of Production Management at ZF. The objective is to eventually offer the basic system as open source software on the market via the non-profit Eclipse Foundation organisation.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Efficient Production Network</strong> </span><br /> Thanks to BaSys 4.0, the production processes can be quickly adapted when introducing a new product so that all purchased items are automatically and promptly made available. The utilisation of assistance systems in assembly and networking into production results in tangible advantages for the plant employees. Planning processes can be virtually simulated in 3D and missing functions are automatically identified by the system.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the basic system permits virtual commissioning where conversions can be tested in a digital twin while the real production continues without impairment. ZF states that one benefit of this is the reduction of downtimes, thanks to a simple scalable software engineering-based networking of hardware components with the overall system, the product and process changes are simplified and visualised.</p>
<p>The demonstrator at the trade fair booth of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research represents an assembling station, the technology of which was developed together with the DFKI at ZF's Saarbrucken location. The industrial automation specialist Festo as well as the Technical University of Munich-based Fortiss company that deals with research and development in the field of digital technology are also heavily involved in the project. Thanks to the basic system which is integrated in the demonstrator, the hardware components are better networked with the overall system, meaning that changes in the production process are easier to implement.</p>
<p>"In the course of the fourth industrial revolution, producing companies such as ZF must be ready for ever-faster market changes, new competition and increasing variety of versions. With BaSys 4.0, we are able to respond to these requirements in Production and optimise our productivity," emphasised Dr. Hermann Becker, Head of the ZF Saarbrucken location.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The joint development of an Industry 4.0 basic system for ideal production equipment productivity, includes total of 15 cooperation partners from the industry, science and research segments.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/434/71434/bf20a5f856682939-org.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/434/71434/bf20a5f856682939-org.jpg&h=485&w=73529885https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-german-research-centre-ai-partners-showcase-industry-project-29885
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-german-research-centre-ai-partners-showcase-industry-project-29885Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:22:00Faurecia partners FAW Group for sustainable mobility solutions<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/421/71421/web-faurecia-parrot-automotive-amazon-accenture-1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Faurecia, one of the world's leading automotive technology companies has signed a strategic partnership framework agreement with one of the leading Chinese automobile manufacturer, FAW Group, for developing cockpit of the future technologies and sustainable mobility solutions.</strong></p>
<p>As per the strategic cooperation, the partners have defined several fields for collaboration, which includes:</p>
<p>Develop cockpit of the future solutions and services for a personalised and intelligent user experience in particular for the Hongqi (Red Flag), the luxury brand of FAW. In addition, the partners will also cooperate on the industrial design and perceived quality for the brand.</p>
<p>Develop connected, versatile and predictive seat solutions for different use cases and driving mode scenario.</p>
<p>Provide zero emission and air quality technologies for commercial and passenger vehicles in the fields of battery pack and fuel cell systems and lightweight composite solutions.</p>
<p>Patrick Koller, chief executive officer, Faurecia said:&nbsp;"We are very honoured to have signed this strategic partnership with FAW, a leading OEM with a strong desire to disrupt the Chinese automotive industry. Faurecia is uniquely positioned to provide smart, predictive and connected technologies for a unique user experience. This collaboration will continue to reinforce our intimacy and collaboration with Chinese OEMs".</p><![CDATA[The partners will work towards bringing futuristic solutions and services for personalised and intelligent user experience.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/421/71421/web-faurecia-parrot-automotive-amazon-accenture-1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/421/71421/web-faurecia-parrot-automotive-amazon-accenture-1.jpg&h=485&w=73529879https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/faurecia-partners-faw-sustainable-mobility-solutions-29879
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/faurecia-partners-faw-sustainable-mobility-solutions-29879Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:07:21Volvo Cars to skip 2019 Geneva Motor Show<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/71394/xc40.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Swedish-luxury carmaker, Volvo Cars, has announced that as part of the company&rsquo;s strategy to target a new mix of audiences and develop its own events, it will not attend the Geneva Motor Show in 2019.</strong></p>
<p>The company states it will continue its move away from traditional auto industry events, and instead will focus on bespoke activities to introduce its new cars, technologies and services to the media and the consumers.</p>
<p>The shift towards purpose-specific communications supports the company&rsquo;s ambition to transform its connection to its customer base, with the aim to build more than five million direct consumer relationships by the middle of next decade.</p>
<p>Volvo took the unconventional route for its recent new-car launches, that included revealing the XC40 compact SUV at the 2017 Milan Fashion Week and unveiling the new V60 in the driveway of a suburban home in Stockholm. It has announced that the company plans to launch the new S60 sports sedan this month at the inauguration of its first US manufacturing plant, in Charleston, South Carolina.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The ongoing change in the car industry is creating new audiences for Volvo Cars and new ways of bringing products to the market,&rdquo; said Bjorn Annwall, senior vice president of Strategy, Brand and Retail at Volvo Cars. &ldquo;Automatic attendance at traditional industry events is no longer viable &ndash; we must tailor our communications based on how the options complement our messaging, timing and the nature of the technology we are presenting.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Annwall continued: &ldquo;We are not saying never to car shows. We expect industry events like the Geneva Motor Show to continue evolving and we may return in future.&rdquo;</p><![CDATA[The shift towards purpose-specific communications supports the company’s ambition to transform its connection to its customer base, with the aim to build more than five million direct consumer relationships by the middle of next decade.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/71394/xc40.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/71394/xc40.jpg&h=485&w=73529874https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-cars-skip-2019-geneva-motor-29874
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-cars-skip-2019-geneva-motor-29874Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:54:12Geely and Shell sign strategic agreement for new markets, R&D and new opportunities<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/273/71273/1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Chinese carmaker Geely has extended its strategic collaboration agreement with energy major Shell that will go beyond just lubricants, at the sidelines of the recently concluded Sino-Euro tour.</strong></p>
<p>The &lsquo;Challenge 100 Degrees - Geely Goes Global, Powered by Shell&rsquo; European tour, where Geely&rsquo;s fleet of 100 Bo Yue- SUVs begin its journey Xi&rsquo;an, China travelling for a month crossing 58 cities in 9 countries.</p>
<p>Geely states the new cooperation agreement represents its active participation in global market, sharing of strategic opportunities on the &lsquo;One Belt and One Road&rsquo; and acceleration of the company's goal to become a top ten global automaker.</p>
<p>The carmaker says that the team faced difficult road conditions and travelled 108 degrees of longitude through three different climate zones to complete the unprecedented journey. The &lsquo;Challenge 100 Degrees&rsquo; tour demonstrated the Bo Yue's ability to travel across the globe, &nbsp;and the car's quality, craftsmanship, and character to the world, as well as the strength of Chinese auto brands. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Geely&rsquo;s Bo Yue has sold more than 500,000 units within 25 months of its launch, topping the SUV sales charts in&nbsp;China. For the tour, the Bo Yue was tested in the Shell Technology Centre Hamburg, competed in the motorsports at the Nurburgring track, and in&nbsp;Goodwood&nbsp;conducted off-road test drives.</p>
<p>In 2018, Geely plans to set up a new design studio in the UK to support Lotus as well as a new R&amp;D centre in&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;that will become part of an innovative development system consisting of five major R&amp;D centres and five major design studios around the world.</p><![CDATA[The new cooperation agreement represents Geely's active participation in global market, sharing of strategic opportunities on the ‘One Belt and One Road’ and acceleration of its goal to become a top ten global automaker.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/273/71273/1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/273/71273/1.jpg&h=485&w=73529834https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/geely-shell-sign-strategic-agreement-markets-opportunities-29834
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/geely-shell-sign-strategic-agreement-markets-opportunities-29834Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:08:11Global demand to reach 2.5m for purpose-built cars for ride-sharing services by 2025, says Roland Berger<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/850/70850/roland-berger-pub-397-purpose-built-vehicles-it1-image-caption-w1280.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The growing demand for ride-sharing services is giving rise to a new category of vehicles &ndash; cars with flexible interior that can be individually tailored to the needs of their users. In Europe, the United States and China alone, one million of these specially designed vehicles, many of them electric, are set to be sold by 2020, with the demand already expected to reach some 2.5 million by 2025, says a study by the Germany-based leading global consulting firm, Roland Berger.</strong></p>
<p>The potential for automakers is considerable, according to the latest study titled &lsquo;A new breed of cars &ndash; Purpose-built electric vehicles for mobility on demand&rsquo;.</p>
<p>"This new type of car unites two of the key mobility megatrends in one vehicle: ride-sharing and electro-mobility," said Jan-Philipp Hasenberg, partner at Roland Berger. "What this new vehicle category does is put the passenger, not the driver, firmly centre stage. And it is purpose built for use as a taxi service."</p>
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<p>The study states that an attractive market segment for vehicle manufacturers is opening up, given that the reduced complexity of these vehicles will allow them to be manufactured for about half the cost of a conventional car. And with electric models in their portfolio, automakers will be better able to meet applicable CO2&nbsp;targets. "Vehicle manufacturers should take active steps to get into this niche market now so that they can establish a strong competitive position and get their customers excited about the new models," added Hasenberg.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Quick to develop, cheap to maintain<br></strong>According to the consulting firm, the new mobility concept trend will benefit passengers too, as these purpose-built vehicles will offer higher levels of convenience and will also be cheaper to buy and maintain as they would not require oil changes and the brakes would not wear out fast.</p>
<p>Wolfgang Bernhart, partner at Roland Berger, said: "We anticipate the price per kilometre for using these cars to come in at between Euro 0.5 (Rs 38) and Euro 0.8 (Rs 61). These purpose-built vehicles will therefore be among the cheapest means of getting around in a car. The only thing that will be cheaper to use, at less than Euro 0.3 per kilometre (Rs 22), will be genuine robocabs without a driver."</p>
<p>The study mentions that there is also a lot of potential in the market for ride-sharing services, and players in the segment are already experiencing remarkable growth worldwide as the demand for mobility services that does not depend on personal car ownership continues to tick upwards. The Roland Berger experts forecast that the global demand for purpose-built vehicles for mobility on demand will rise to about 1 million cars by 2020. And by 2025 the figure is set to total some 2.5 million new cars.</p>
<p>"One of the main drivers here will be China, which makes up at least 60 percent of the market, but Europe and the United States will also see their market for these vehicles grow as time goes on. Indeed, this is a key growth market that no OEM can afford to ignore," forecasted, Jan-Philipp Hasenerg.</p>
<p><em>(Image courtesy - Roland Berger)</em></p><![CDATA[The new mobility concept trend will benefit passengers too, as these purpose-built vehicles will offer higher levels of convenience and will also be cheaper to buy and maintain as they would not require oil changes and the brakes would not wear out fast.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/850/70850/roland-berger-pub-397-purpose-built-vehicles-it1-image-caption-w1280.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/850/70850/roland-berger-pub-397-purpose-built-vehicles-it1-image-caption-w1280.jpg&h=485&w=73529710https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/global-demand-reach-25m-purpose-built-cars-ride-sharing-services-2025-roland-berger-29710
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/global-demand-reach-25m-purpose-built-cars-ride-sharing-services-2025-roland-berger-29710Wed, 30 May 2018 11:25:28EDAG partners VinFast for developing first EV for the Vietnam market<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/750/70750/edag-pressebild-24-05-2018-1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>EDAG, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Company for the complete development of the first electric vehicle for the Vietnamese market. </strong></p>
<p>The startup company of the Vietnamese Vingroup plans to capture a significant share in the auto markets in Vietnam and others with two conventionally powered vehicle models and a fully electric city car.</p>
<p>"We are proud that VinFast has chosen to appoint us as the overall engineering partner to work on their trendsetting electric vehicle project," said, Cosimo De Carlo, CEO of the EDAG Group.</p>
<p>"Our all-round skills in vehicle and production plant development coupled with our expertise in the fields of eMobility, car IT and electrics/electronics inspired the confidence of our customer VinFast. Our standing as an independent engineering service provider with international experience predestines us to go new ways at high technical levels and turn innovative concepts into marketable products."&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The startup company of the Vietnamese Vingroup plans to capture a significant share in the auto markets in Vietnam and others with two conventionally powered vehicle models and a fully electric city car.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/750/70750/edag-pressebild-24-05-2018-1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/750/70750/edag-pressebild-24-05-2018-1.jpg&h=485&w=73529676https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/edag-partners-vinfast-developing-ev-vietnam-market-29676
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/edag-partners-vinfast-developing-ev-vietnam-market-29676Mon, 28 May 2018 12:35:56Webasto reports 3.5 bn euro revenue for CY2017, PAT grows 7.1%<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/607/70607/wrs-16-c-webasto-group.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Webasto, the German component maker and sunroof major,&nbsp; has reported robust sales, achieving double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year. In CY2017, the company recorded revenues&nbsp;of 3.5 billion euros (Rs 26,754 crore), up 16 percent, while profit margin increased by 7.1 percent. </strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;We have continued on our course of growth during 2017 and are accelerating the long-term strategic development of Webasto&rdquo;, summarised Dr Holger Engelmann, chairman of the Management Board, Webasto, at the company conference held at the Webasto Headquarters in Stockdorf.</p>
<p>Group sales consisted of the sunroof and panorama roof business amounting to 2.6 billion euros (Rs 19,874 crore) or 75 percent of total sales, while convertible roofs accounted for 314 million euros (Rs 2,400 crore) or 9 percent, and the thermo and air-conditioning business generated 553 million euros&nbsp; (Rs 4,227 crore) which amounted to 16 percent of total sales.</p>
<p>For Webasto, China remained its single largest market, where sales revenue amounted to over 1 billion euros (Rs 7,644 crore) &ndash; contributing 34 percent of total sales &ndash; for the first time last year.</p>
<p>The domestic market for the company generated 18 percent of total sales. Europe remained its biggest market (43%) followed by Asia (40%) and Americas (17%).</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Investment outlook<br></strong></span>In 2017, Webasto invested 233 million euros (Rs 1,781 crore) on R&amp;D, focussing on increasing efficiency and standardisation. &nbsp;The company invested&nbsp; 176 million euros (Rs 1,345 crore) in buildings and plant (2016: 150 million Euro) &ndash; focussing on China and Europe. &nbsp;</p>
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<p><em>Dr Holger Engelmann:&nbsp;&ldquo;We will be investing 600 million euros in the strategic development of Webasto over the coming three years."&nbsp;</em></p>
<p>Engelmann said: &ldquo;We will be investing 600 million euros (Rs 4,586 crore) in the strategic development of Webasto over the coming three years. This will advance our dual strategy of &lsquo;strengthening and participating&rsquo;, which will allow us to strengthen our core fields of business and open up new segments.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company is investing into new products and features for its core business and also towards developing capacities and structures. &ldquo;An important focus will be the expansion of new fields of business for the electromobility market&rdquo;, announced Engelmann.</p>
<p>The company in early May 2018 signed an agreement with Samsung SDI for development and supply of a battery module for the Webasto standard battery system for commercial vehicles. In addition to this, Webasto had also recently got its first build-to-print order for a battery system from a bus manufacturer. Last year the company also introduced its first charging solutions, manufactured at the company&rsquo;s electronics site in Schaidt.</p>
<p>Moreover, the company claims it is benefitting from the growing demand for high-voltage heaters for hybrid and electric vehicles, it also has received over 60 orders for these devices from manufacturers worldwide &ndash; interest is particularly high in China. &nbsp;The German major states while the production is being expanded at its Neubrandenburg site, it is slated to begin operations at its new production facility in the Chinese City of Wuhan by the end of 2019.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Future outlook</span><br></strong>The component supplier is cautiously optimistic for the current financial year. It&rsquo;s sales and profit margin for the Q1 CY2018 was slightly lower than for the same period last year. While it states the order backlog has increased by 1.3 billion&nbsp;euros (Rs 9,937 crore) to 14.9 billion&nbsp;euros (Rs 113,896 crore).</p><![CDATA[The German component maker and sunroof major has reported a robust sales result, achieving double-digit sales growth for the fourth consecutive year.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/607/70607/wrs-16-c-webasto-group.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/607/70607/wrs-16-c-webasto-group.jpg&h=485&w=73529630https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/webasto-reports-35-bn-euro-revenue-cy2017-pat-grows-71-29630
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/webasto-reports-35-bn-euro-revenue-cy2017-pat-grows-71-29630Thu, 24 May 2018 15:03:24China slashes car import tariffs to boost trade, global OEMs laud move<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/505/70505/china.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The world&rsquo;s biggest car market China is to reduce its import tariffs on automobiles and components from July, 1, 2018 according to the Chinese finance ministry, says <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-autos-tariffs/china-slashes-auto-import-tariffs-in-boost-to-bmw-tesla-idUSKCN1IN0UW">Reuters</a>.</strong></p>
<p>The move will see import duty to stand at 15 percent from the existing 25 percent for most vehicles, which is part of the Asian country&rsquo;s efforts to open up its markets and spur development of the local auto sector. According to the report, a small number of imported trucks are taxed at 20 percent currently, while auto parts would be taxed at 6 percent from around 10 percent, the ministry said in a statement.</p>
<p><em>Reuters</em> states that this move will provide a major boost to overseas carmakers, especially premium carmakers such as BMW, electric car maker Tesla and Mercedes-Benz to reduce the price gap&nbsp;with local rivals.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Benefits are huge for our business, especially Infiniti,&rdquo; said a Yokohama-based executive at Nissan Motor, referring to the Japanese firm&rsquo;s premium car brand. According to another executive at the firm&rsquo;s Chinese joint venture it was &ldquo;great news&rdquo;. The report states that the biggest beneficiaries would likely be German luxury carmakers, which also include Volkswagen AG&rsquo;s Porsche and Audi brands.</p>
<p>Toyota Motor Corp said it would adjust retail prices for imported cars that benefited from the lower tariffs to provide Chinese consumers with &lsquo;competitive&rsquo; products. BMW said it would look at its prices and said the move was a &lsquo;strong signal that China will continue to open up&rsquo;, while Audi said it welcomed the &lsquo;further liberalisation and opening&rsquo; of the Chinese market.</p>
<p>China&rsquo;s high tariff on vehicles &ndash; versus a 2.5 percent United States levy &ndash; has been a key focus of U.S. president Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration amid a simmering trade standoff between Washington and Beijing. Trump had earlier said the 25 percent tariff amounted to &lsquo;stupid trade&rsquo;, while auto industry leaders such as Tesla&rsquo;s Elon Musk have said that Chinese restrictions on foreign auto makers created a skewed playing field.</p>
<p>Although China&rsquo;s reduced levy&nbsp;still makes&nbsp;the country more expensive than most other major markets, its scale alone has spurred many foreign car makers to invest there. Last year, 23,900,000 cars were sold in China, dwarfing&nbsp;15,630,000&nbsp;in the EU and European Free Trade Association countries in the same period.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/china-remove-ownership-limits-foreign-car-companies-2022">China also looks set to remove its long-standing ownership limits on foreign car companies by 2022</a>.</span> Currently, non-Chinese companies can only build cars in the country via joint ventures, such as FAW-Volkswagen and Chery Jaguar Land Rover. Recently announced plans outlined by Chinese President Xi Jinping will remove the requirement for companies to partner a Chinese firm and to own no more than 50% of the venture.</p>
<p>Along with the reduced tariffs, this change is expected to especially benefit those interested in investing in China's electric car technology sector.</p><![CDATA[Restrictions on the world’s largest new car market are being loosened to boost automotive development.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/505/70505/china.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/505/70505/china.jpg&h=485&w=73529594https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/china-reduces-auto-import-tariff-29594
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/china-reduces-auto-import-tariff-29594Tue, 22 May 2018 17:01:002018 Toyota Rush scores five-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/105/70105/1-578-872-0-70-http-cdni.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>ASEAN NCAP has published results for its latest round of crash tests, which included the&nbsp;all-new Toyota Rush&nbsp;SUV. Made for South East Asian markets, the seven-seater SUV was awarded five stars in the crash tests.</strong></p>
<p>The Rush scored an overall 84.03 out of 100, performing well in adult occupancy protection, child occupancy protection and in safety assist systems. The safety features on the model include six airbags, ABS, EBD, traction control, stability control and hill-start assist.</p>
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<p>In markets where it is sold, the Rush shares its 1.5-litre, four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine with the Yaris sedan (sold as the Vios in some markets). Making 105hp and 140Nm of peak torque, the engine is mated to either a five-speed manual or a four-speed, torque-converter automatic, both of which power the rear wheels.</p>
<p>It is quite unlikely that Toyota will bring the Rush to India, where it would rival the likes of the Honda BR-V, as the&nbsp;Japanese brand has partnered with Suzuki&nbsp;to share models in the near future. Maruti Suzuki will supply the Baleno premium hatchback and Vitara Brezza compact SUV to Toyota, while Toyota will produce the Corolla sedan for Maruti. The first of these shared models are expected to arrive in the second quarter of 2019.</p>
<p>While the models will share their powertrains and underpinnings, a perceived downside to badge engineering, they are expected to sport significantly revised design. The arrangement is meant to help Toyota leverage Maruti&rsquo;s network and mass market product, while the latter will have a more premium sedan to retail out of the Nexa outlets.</p>
<p>The carmakers have also signed an<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/toyota-suzuki-sign-mutual-supply-pact-hybrids-cars-india-28820"> MoU to create a joint strategy for introduction of battery-electric vehicles</a></span> in the country in 2020.</p>
<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/toyota-india-launches-yaris-sedan-rs-875-bookings-29224">Toyota India launches new Yaris sedan at Rs 875,000, opens bookings</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/toyota-suzuki-sign-mutual-supply-pact-hybrids-cars-india-28820">Toyota and Suzuki confirm models to exchange under alliance pact for India</a></span></strong></p><![CDATA[The seven-seater SUV gets six airbags, ABS, EBD, traction control, stability control and hill-start assist, contributing to an overall score of 84.03/100.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Passenger Vehicleshttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/105/70105/1-578-872-0-70-http-cdni.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/105/70105/1-578-872-0-70-http-cdni.jpg&h=485&w=73529466https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/2018-toyota-rush-scores-star-asean-ncap-safety-rating-29466
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/2018-toyota-rush-scores-star-asean-ncap-safety-rating-29466Mon, 14 May 2018 11:52:43Samsung: how it plans to develop world-leading autonomous car tech<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/095/70095/drvline-test-car.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The rise of cars with self-driving capabilities has created numerous opportunities for technology firms to break into the automotive industry.</strong></p>
<p>Now the world&rsquo;s biggest smartphone producer has bet more than half a billion US dollars that it can become a market leader in autonomous vehicles &ndash; and we&rsquo;re not talking about&nbsp;Apple.</p>
<p>The firm in question is Samsung Electronics, which had a 19 percent share of the smartphone market last year, compared with Apple&rsquo;s 14 percent. To put that into context, the Korean firm makes 44,000 smartphones an hour, and sells more than 660 million connected devices a year.</p>
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<p>Samsung Electronics has been quietly building up its involvement in autonomous and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technology through its Silicon Valley- based Strategy and Innovation Centre.</p>
<p>According to Dave Anderson, the centre&rsquo;s director of technology for smart machines, the business unit is tasked with &ldquo;investing in the next generation of technology&rdquo;. He added: &ldquo;The hottest thing going on right now in Silicon Valley is self-driving cars, and anything related to them.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Crucially, Samsung has no aspirations to build its own cars,&nbsp;as rival Apple once did. Instead, its efforts are focused on a software- and hardware- based open platform called Drvline, designed to make Samsung a &lsquo;go-to partner&rsquo; for manufacturers that want to develop autonomous cars.</p>
<p>In the past 21&nbsp;months, about 1,000 engineers across Samsung and Harman, the car technology subsidiary it bought in 2017 for $8 billion (Rs 50,536 crore), have begun working on autonomous systems. The firm has spent around &pound;70 million (Rs 689 crore) on the creation of a framework for an autonomous driving platform, and is investing in companies building innovative autonomous systems. A further &pound;100 million (Rs 984 crore) has been devoted to early seed funding to build up what Anderson called &ldquo;an ecosystem of partners&rdquo;, working in five areas: next- generation computers, sensors, software, communications and user experience.</p>
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<p>Samsung then created a dedicated automotive innovation fund, worth around &pound;212 million (Rs 2,086 crore), to further invest in firms with the technologies required for self-driving cars. The first to benefit was TTTech, a company that specialises in software integration.</p>
<p>Anderson explained: &ldquo;We know there isn&rsquo;t one partner that can do it all, and we know we can&rsquo;t do it all, so we&rsquo;re learning from all the experience in the industry, and bringing together the best pieces that we can see in the industry to the Drvline platform.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The idea of the open platform is that manufacturers can customise or enhance it as they choose, and that it can grow and build as autonomous technology develops. For example, the hardware is built around a baseboard &ndash; capable of handling systems up to Level 2 (also known as &lsquo;hands-off&rsquo;) autonomy &ndash; that interacts with the vehicle, with two Samsung processors alongside. Daughter modules, either from Samsung or partner firms, can be added to increase the platform&rsquo;s capability and processing power.</p>
<p>Anderson said that the requirements for autonomous cars to be connected devices plays to Samsung&rsquo;s strengths as a business: &ldquo;Cars are becoming software-enabled mobile devices. They&rsquo;re mobile phones on four wheels. In the context of autonomous driving, it has to be designed from a fundamental perspective to be functionally safe. That has to start from the ground up. That&rsquo;s very similar to a problem we&rsquo;ve already tackled and solved with mobile phones.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>The growing demand for in-car technology has meant the car industry has had to react faster and reduce lead times in recent years, similar to smartphone producers. Anderson said: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s been a trend for the last ten years, with technology companies being pulled in.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The idea of Samsung as a technology company is so exciting to car manufacturers that they&rsquo;re coming to see what we can do. We are leaders in all the business areas we touch. We didn&rsquo;t create the first smartphone, but we quickly followed that trend and became a leader, as we have in consumer electronics, fridges, washers, dryers and TVs.</p>
<p>&ldquo;What Samsung is doing in the automotive industry is bringing that breadth of capability, both in terms of engineering prowess and sheer manufacturing capability. That&rsquo;s going to be a disruptive moment in the industry.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Cars running Drvline with up to Level 4 autonomy (&lsquo;mind- off&rsquo;, whereby the driver can turn their attention away from controlling the car) are currently testing on the road in Korea and California. The first product from the new system is likely to be a forward-facing autonomous braking camera, which Anderson said should go into production in 2020.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>AUTONOMOUS PRETENDERS: FOUR MORE FIRMS AIMING TO DEVELOP SELF-DRIVING TECH:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Aptiv</strong>&nbsp;- The automotive parts specialist, created when Delphi Automotive spun off its aftermarket business into Delphi Technologies and rebranded, has been working with ride-sharing firm Lyft on autonomous technology, and displayed self-driving&nbsp;BMW&nbsp;taxis at&nbsp;CES&nbsp;earlier this year.</p>
<p><strong>Nvidia</strong>&nbsp;- A manufacturer of computer graphics chips, Nvidia is now developing an autonomous driving platform called Nvidia Drive. It includes a bespoke computer processor for self-driving vehicles. Nvidia has so far secured deals with&nbsp;Volkswagen,&nbsp;Chery, Baidu, Aurora and Uber.</p>
<p><strong>Continental Automotive</strong>&nbsp;- Perhaps best known for its tyres, the German automotive parts firm is investing in connected car and autonomous technology, highlighted by the launch of a self-driving concept vehicle called BEE (Balance Economy and Ecology). It is aiming to partner with car companies.</p>
<p><strong>Aurora Innovation&nbsp;</strong>- The&nbsp;small Silicon Valley start-up&nbsp;has secured deals to develop autonomous driving technology&nbsp;for the Volkswagen Group, Hyundai and Byton. The deals have a lot to do with one of its founders: Chris Urmson, former head of Google&rsquo;s self-driving car programme.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">SAMSUNG'S AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY</span><br></strong>Samsung isn&rsquo;t entirely new to the automotive game: the conglomerate founded its own car firm, Samsung Motors, in 1994. Its first cars, largely badge-engineered Nissans, went on sale in 1998. But by that point the Asian financial crisis had hit, and the bankrupt Samsung Corporation sold 80.1 percent of its motor division to Renault for &pound;350 million (Rs 3,445 crore). Samsung Card, the group&rsquo;s credit card division, still owns the remaining 19.9 percent.</p>
<p>The rebranded&nbsp;Renault&nbsp;Samsung Motors has become profitable by selling a range of reworked Renault and&nbsp;Nissan&nbsp;models in South Korea, and producing cars that are exported and sold under those badges.&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The world's biggest smartphone maker has invested more than half a billion US dollars in self-driving technology. Here's why]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/095/70095/drvline-test-car.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/095/70095/drvline-test-car.jpg&h=485&w=73529464https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/samsung-plans-develop-world-leading-autonomous-car-tech-29464
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/samsung-plans-develop-world-leading-autonomous-car-tech-29464Mon, 14 May 2018 11:08:54OEMs, startups, tech companies and others form consortium to launch Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/026/70026/blockchain-3277336.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) sees founding members BMW, Bosch, Ford Motor, General Motors, Groupe Renault, ZF, Accenture, Context Labs, IBM, and others as part of the new consortium to explore how blockchain will reinvent mobility and address industry shifts.</strong></p>
<p>The initiative will explore blockchain technology to be used in a new digital mobility ecosystem that aims to make transportation safer, affordable, and more widely accessible. MOBI is actively working with companies accounting for over 70 percent of global vehicle production in terms of market share. It aims to foster an ecosystem where businesses and consumers have security and sovereignty over their driving data, manage ride-share and car-share transactions, and store vehicle identity and usage information.</p>
<p>The blockchain technology operates by distributing information to a network of independent computers, ensuring that transactions are secure and data privacy, ownership rights, and integrity are protected. It states that working in a consortium allows MOBI and partners to create transparency and trust among users, reduce risk of fraud, reduce frictions and transaction costs in mobility, such as fees or surcharges applied by third-parties.</p>
<p>Chris Ballinger, former chief financial officer and director of Mobility Services at Toyota Research Institute, joins MOBI as chairman and CEO to coordinate the initiative and create a more open platform where users, owners, mobility service companies, and infrastructure providers can better control and monetise their assets, including their data.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Blockchain and related trust enhancing technologies are poised to redefine the automotive industry and how consumers purchase, insure and use vehicles. By bringing together automakers, suppliers, startups, and government agencies, we can accelerate adoption for the benefit of businesses, consumers and communities,&rdquo; said Ballinger.</p>
<p>Using an open-source approach to blockchain software tools and standards, the MOBI consortium expects to stimulate more rapid and scalable adoption of the technology by other companies developing autonomous vehicle and mobility services. It states that it is pleased to connect global mobility providers with blockchain innovators as well as government and non-government agencies, and institutions to collaborate on the development of blockchain-enabled vehicle data and mobility services applications.</p>
<p>MOBI claims its approach to ecosystem development is open and inclusive, wherein it invites stakeholders from across the entire mobility value chain to establish a &lsquo;minimum viable network&rsquo;. This includes automakers, public transportation and toll road providers and other forms of transportation, technology firms, blockchain firms, academic institutions, innovative startups and regulatory bodies across the globe.</p>
<p>Joining Chris Ballinger as co-founders and members of the initial Board of Directors are &ndash; Ashley Lannquist from Blockchain at Berkeley and David Luce; Dan Harple, CEO, Context Labs; Joseph Lubin, co-founder, Ethereum and founder, ConsenSys; Brian Behlendorf, executive director, Hyperledger; Jamie Burke, CEO, Outlier Ventures and Zaki Manian, executive director of the Trusted IoT Alliance.</p>
<p><strong>Objective</strong></p>
<p>- Initially Mobi will work towards</p>
<p>- Vehicle identity, history and data tracking</p>
<p>- Supply chain tracking, transparency, and efficiency</p>
<p>- Autonomous machine and vehicle payments</p>
<p>- Secure mobility ecosystem commerce</p>
<p>- Data markets for autonomous and human driving</p>
<p>- Car sharing and ride hailing</p>
<p>- Usage-based mobility pricing and payments for vehicles, insurance, energy, congestion, pollution and infrastructure, among others.</p>
<p>The consortium partners at present include &ndash; Accenture, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Services USA, Beyond Protocol, BigchainDB, Blockchain at Berkeley, BMW, Bosch, Chronicled, ConsenSys Systems, Context Labs, Crypto Valley Association, Dashride, Deon Digital, Digital Twin Labs, DOVU, Fetch.ai, FOAM, Ford Motor, General Motors, Hyperledger, IBM, the IOTA Foundation, Luxoft, MotionWerk, NuCypher, Oaken Innovations, Ocean Protocol, Outlier Ventures, Groupe Renault, Ride Austin, Shareing, Shift, Spherical Analytics, the Trusted IoT Alliance, VeChain, Xain, and ZF Friedrichshafen.</p>
<p>Rich Strader, vice president, Mobility Product Solutions, Ford Motor, said: &ldquo;We believe blockchain will transform the way people and businesses interact, creating new opportunities in mobility. We look forward to working together with our industry colleagues as part of MOBI to set the standards for the mobility ecosystem of tomorrow.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Sophie Schmidtlin, Alliance Global Director for Advanced Engineering, Groupe Renault, said: &ldquo;Blockchain technology is by essence decentralised, and its full potential needs to be assessed by working in an open ecosystem. That is why, it is natural for Groupe Renault to take part of the MOBI consortium. This consortium will be a great opportunity to share and learn about the possibilities that can be opened by the Distributed Ledger Technology, applied to the automotive ecosystem. Ultimately, we aim to work together to define future standards and use-cases that will make an easier everyday life for our customers.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Peter Busch, Distributed Ledger Technologies Automotive, said: &ldquo;Bosch is thrilled to be involved in this initiative to get nearer to its vision for a safer and more transparent connected future of the mobility industry!&rdquo;</p>
<p>Arwed Niestroj, vice president, Global Innovation Hubs and Digital Transformation, ZF said: &ldquo;As one of the world&rsquo;s leading companies for automotive technologies, ZF is constantly pushing to make mobility more efficient and convenient. In taking part in the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, we can drive benefit for our customers by developing secure and efficient customer solutions for the future autonomous mobility.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Sachin Lulla, vice president and partner, IBM Automotive Industry Leader, said: &ldquo;A set of blockchain standards for the mobility industry will allow auto, infrastructure and service providers to efficiently communicate and transact with each other. Bringing the industry together and building interoperable blockchain networks is a key to help the automotive industry unleash the potential of blockchain. IBM is contributing our expertise in building blockchain consortia to the group to help accelerate development and ultimately benefit consumers."</p>
<p>Tedoro Lio, manging director and industrial and automotive innovation lead, Accenture, said: "From the handling of vehicle ID numbers and collision histories to the complex supply chains that lead to assembly lines and dealerships, blockchain offers new levels of data security and transparency. Industry leaders are just beginning to understand the unique characteristics of this technology and its diverse forms. This forum will help put them on the leading edge of blockchain&rsquo;s possibilities to improve industry efficiencies, safety controls and the overall transportation experience."</p><![CDATA[The consortium will explore blockchain technology to be used in a new digital mobility ecosystem that aims to make transportation safer, affordable, and more widely accessible.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/026/70026/blockchain-3277336.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/026/70026/blockchain-3277336.png&h=485&w=73529447https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/oems-startups-tech-companies-form-consortium-launch-mobility-blockchain-initiative-29447
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/oems-startups-tech-companies-form-consortium-launch-mobility-blockchain-initiative-29447Fri, 11 May 2018 15:13:00ST Microelectronics' Q1 2018 revenue up 22% to $2.23 billion<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/695/69695/web-en.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The Switzerland-headquartered semiconductor major ST Microelectronics (ST) has reported its Q1 CY2018 (January-March) net revenue at $2.23 billion (Rs 14,854 crore), a growth of 22.2 percent YoY, with gross margin at 39.9 percent. The net income for same period came at $239 million (Rs 1,592 crore).</strong></p>
<p>In Q1 CY2018, the increase in net revenues was on the back of all product groups delivering double-digit revenue growth. Specifically, the microcontrollers and digital ICs group (MDG) revenues grew by 26.6 percent, which was largely driven by a strong expansion of microcontroller sales; analog, MEMS and sensors group (AMS) revenues increased 26.5 percent on sharply higher imaging sales, as well as growth in analog and MEMS; while automotive and discrete group (ADG) revenues increased by 15.4 percent.</p>
<p>The regional growth on YoY basis for the company was primarily driven by Asia Pacific (24.5%), EMEA (22.4%) and the Americas (12.7%).</p>
<p>The gross profit for Q1 CY2018 was $888 million (Rs 5,914 crore) and gross margin was 39.9 percent or 40 basis points above the midpoint of the ST&rsquo;s guidance. On a sequential basis, the decline in gross margin by 80 basis points was mainly due to normal price pressure and negative currency effects, net of hedging which was partially offset by improved product mix and increased manufacturing efficiency.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">R&amp;D and Business</span><br /></strong>In Q1 CY2018, the semiconductor major's expenditure on R&amp;D and SG&amp;A (selling, general and administrative) expenses increased to $614 million (Rs 4,089 crore) compared to $590 million (Rs 3,930 crore) in the prior quarter, the increase of $48 million (Rs 319 crore) was mainly due to negative currency effects, net of hedging, and inflationary dynamics.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We started 2018 with another quarter of double-digit, year-over-year sales growth across all product groups and regions. On a sequential basis, first quarter results were better than the mid-point of our sales and gross margin guidance. We delivered a better than seasonal performance in automotive and industrial, thanks to our application-focused approach on smart driving and IoT, despite the anticipated unfavourable seasonal dynamics for smartphone applications,&rdquo; said Carlo Bozotti, president and CEO, ST Microelectronics.</p>
<p>&ldquo;On a year-over-year basis, net revenues grew 22.2 percent, gross margin expanded by 220 basis points to 39.9 percent and operating margin increased by 480 basis points to 12.1 percent. Free cash flow, during a quarter of high capital spending to support our growth plans, increased by 53 percent to $95 million (Rs 632 crore) from the year-ago quarter and we exited the quarter with a solid net financial position of $522 million (Rs 3,477 crore).&rdquo;</p><![CDATA[The regional growth on YoY basis for the company was primarily driven by Asia Pacific (24.5%), EMEA (22.4%) and the Americas (12.7%).]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/695/69695/web-en.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/695/69695/web-en.jpg&h=485&w=73529337https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/st-microelectronics-q1-2018-revenue-22-usd223-billion-29337
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/st-microelectronics-q1-2018-revenue-22-usd223-billion-29337Thu, 03 May 2018 16:57:004th Autocar Professional International Webinar on Automotive and Road Safety<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Every year on May 8,&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>Autocar Professional</strong></em><strong>&nbsp;brings together a panel of international experts to discuss, debate and share knowledge on new and future regulations, technologies, consumer trends that impact road safety.</strong></p>
<p>This year too, experts in the field of automotive safety representing the OEM and component supplier industries, government agencies and global organisations that promote safety will come together for the fourth&nbsp;<em>Autocar Professional</em>&nbsp;international webinar on automotive and road safety.</p>
<p>The webinar will be hosted on&nbsp;<span data-mce-=""><strong>Tuesday, 8th May, from 3:00 to 5:00pm (India Time).&nbsp;</strong></span>The theme of the webinar this year is&nbsp;<strong><span data-mce-=""><a href="https://bit.ly/2Hig4LS" data-mce-="">'Towards Safer Mobility in India'.</a></span></strong></p>
<p>The fourth edition of the webinar will see participation of industry experts representing key organisations in India and overseas. The panel of top industry experts includes:</p>
<p>- Ramashankar Pandey, managing director, Hella India Lighting&nbsp;<br /> - David Ward, Secretary General, Global New Car Assessment Programme<br /> - Jyotindran Sastabhavan, head &mdash; strategic projects, Tata Motors<br /> - Alexander Klotz, Head, India Technical Centre, Continental<br /> <br /> They will share presentations on various aspects of automotive and road safety, and also interact with attendees. More speakers are expected to join the webinar.&nbsp;Hella India Lighting is the title sponsor of the webinar.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong><span data-mce-="">Webinar registration link:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/2Hig4LS" data-mce-="">https://bit.ly/2Hig4LS</a></span></strong><br /> <br /> Do register for the webinar to stay abreast of the latest developments on the road safety front.&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Hella India Lighting's Ramashankar Pandey, Global NCAP's David Ward, Tata Motors' Jyotindran Sastabhavan and Continental's Alexander Klotz to discuss, debate and share latest developments on the road safety front, in India and overseas.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles/&h=485&w=73529321https://www.autocarpro.in/Event/4th-autocar-professional-international-webinar-automotive-road-safety-29321
https://www.autocarpro.in/Event/4th-autocar-professional-international-webinar-automotive-road-safety-29321Wed, 02 May 2018 15:50:55ZF joins eSync Alliance aims to standardise OTA update<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/418/69418/illustration.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Tier 1 major, </strong><strong>ZF has joined the eSync Alliance, a multi-vendor initiative for Over-the-Air (OTA) update and diagnostic data solutions, which it states could potentially save the automotive industry billions of dollars each year. The component maker joins the list of Wipro, Excelfore, Molex and Alpine as the newest member.</strong></p>
<p>As vehicles are being prepared for the digitalised future, outfitted with sophisticated, automated features with autonomous functions looming on the horizon, up-to-date software is crucial in ensuring road safety, cybersecurity and efficiency. However, returning vehicles to a manufacturer&rsquo;s dealership or a repair shop to install the newest software is cumbersome and costly affair, especially for fleet operators.</p>
<p>ZF states that estimates by analysts place the expenditure for software recalls at $3 billion (Rs 18,951 crore) in 2016 in the United States alone.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Over-the-Air (OTA) updates help to minimise this expense by transmitting newer software versions directly from the cloud into the vehicle via a data connection and with no waiting time. The eSync Alliance, which ZF has joined, is based around the eSync system, a platform combining both cloud and in-car components. The platform was originally developed by Excelfore to provide secure transactions with electronic end devices installed in vehicles.</p>
<p>In addition, the system also works as a shield against threats from outside the vehicle;&nbsp;it also provides a two-way communication enabling software and firmware updates over-the-air, and collection of real-time diagnostics and telematics data from end devices in the vehicle.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Unified standard</strong>&nbsp;<br> ZF states currently there are many OTA systems competing in the market, each with specific update mechanisms. The eSync system aims to establish a unified standard, and by taking part in the alliance, companies will benefit from a simplified development environment enabled by a customisable, scalable open platform with standardised features and APIs (Application Programming Interface).&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The eSync Alliance is leading the way in OTA technology and advanced diagnostics, providing a framework for its member companies to benefit from standardised and interoperable OTA components,&rdquo; said Franck Lesbroussart, head of advanced digital software development at ZF. &ldquo;ZF will take an active part in the Alliance, and by working together with our new partners, we can advance the industry as a whole.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rick Kreifeldt, executive director, eSync Alliance said, &ldquo;ZF is a leading worldwide supplier of automotive components and systems. I&rsquo;m delighted to welcome them to the eSync Alliance. They provide scale and expertise to help drive the development of a common platform for OTA technology, and its broad adoption across the automotive sector.&rdquo;</p>
<p>ZF stated that the open and secure eSync platform will also provide opportunities for its extensive portfolio of non-automotive products, such as rail, marine and other industrial transmissions.</p><![CDATA[The component maker joins the list of Wipro, Excelfore, Molex and Alpine as the newest member, working towards standarising and securing OTA updates for the automotive industry.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Auto Components, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/418/69418/illustration.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/418/69418/illustration.png&h=485&w=73529256https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-joins-esync-alliance-aims-standardise-ota-update-29256
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/zf-joins-esync-alliance-aims-standardise-ota-update-29256Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:37:34Honda launches new Future FI 125 scooter in Vietnam<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/69394/thumb2-c6bb1058-493c-11e8-9895-0050560100b4-1.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Honda Vietnam Co, Honda&rsquo;s motorcycle and automobile business unit in Vietnam, has rolled out the new Honda Future FI 125cc scooter, the ninth generation of the Honda Cub.</strong></p>
<p>The new Future FI 125 gets a host of styling changes, curved design across the body, a&nbsp;new LED headlight and a luxury car-inspired speedometer. Honda says the traditional 125cc engine with Programmed&nbsp;Fuel&nbsp;Injection (PGM-FI) and Tri-meta advanced emission neutralisation system meets Euro 3 emission standards.</p>
<p>The Future FI 125 also has a four-in-one function lock which is easy to use, safe and antirust, including ignition key, shutter key, handle lock, and seat lock; U-box has been updated to optimise storage capacity.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<div><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/honda-launches-pcx-hybrid-scooter-indonesia-29193">Honda launches PCX Hybrid scooter in Indonesia</a></strong></span></div>
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<p><iframe src="http://www.haymarketindia.in/AP/27_04_2018/IMAGES/APwebinarRoadsafety-2742018.html" width="735" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><![CDATA[The new Future FI 125 gets a host of styling changes, curved design across the body, a new LED headlight and a luxury car-inspired speedometer. Honda says the traditional 125cc engine with Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) and Tri-meta advanced emission neutralisation system meets Euro 3 emission standards.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Two-Wheelershttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/69394/thumb2-c6bb1058-493c-11e8-9895-0050560100b4-1.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/394/69394/thumb2-c6bb1058-493c-11e8-9895-0050560100b4-1.png&h=485&w=73529252https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/honda-launches-future-125-scooter-vietnam-29252
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/honda-launches-future-125-scooter-vietnam-29252Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:24:00Nissan to launch Leaf EV in 16 new markets, India misses the list<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/138/69138/web-170906-01-53-source.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Nissan has been riding high when it comes to the sales of its popular EV offering, the &lsquo;Nissan Leaf&rsquo;. The Japanese carmaker has announced 10 percent growth in sales for the popular EV, which went home to around 60,000 customers globally in FY2018.</strong></p>
<p>According to the carmaker, the electric car saw robust growth across all the major EV markets &ndash; Japan, Europe and the US &ndash; in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2018. And it foresees the demand to keep rising as customers embrace the new, second-generation Nissan Leaf, which offers increased range and new, advanced technologies. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The redesigned model, introduced in October 2017, has seen traction in Japan and the US, and Nissan plans to introduce the new Leaf in more new markets this fiscal year, including Latin America and the Asia and Oceania region.</p>
<p>"The strong performance of Nissan&rsquo;s EV models globally is a testimony to our expertise and leadership in electric vehicle technology,&rdquo; said Nissan executive vice-president, Daniele Schillaci, who heads the company&rsquo;s electric-vehicle business. &ldquo;The unprecedented response to the most advanced electric car in the world, the Nissan Leaf, contributed significantly to the robust growth of Nissan in 2017. The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car in the world, with the widest reach and the greatest availability. We expect its continuous leadership in 2018.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company states in FY2017 it sold 54,451 Nissan Leafs, a 15 percent increase from 47,423 a year earlier, and has sold more than 320,000 Leafs since the model was first introduced in 2010.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sixteen new markets for the Leaf,&nbsp;but India's not in it<br /></strong></span>Nissan states it will soon launch the Leaf in new markets &ndash; Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Uruguay &ndash; additionally to the existing 51 markets worldwide.</p>
<p><em>Autocar Professional</em>&rsquo;s sister title,<span style="color: #ff0000;"> <a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://bit.ly/2HWZKO0"><em>Autocar India</em> had reported that Nissan is keen on bringing the Leaf to India</a></span> but the green car won&rsquo;t be cheap at an estimated price of around Rs 50 lakh (ex-showroom). It will instead serve as a technology demonstrator for the company in India. Brought as a completely built unit (CBU), the car would attract a high import duty.</p>
<p>It is understood that Nissan is in talks with the government for tax incentives to make the Leaf more affordable. At present, the government offers subsidies to full hybrids and electrics assembled locally under its Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles in India (FAME) scheme.</p>
<p>The Leaf is currently undergoing a pilot-run in India to explore its viability.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-leaf-star-safety-rating-28152">The&nbsp;new Nissan Leaf has received a 5-star safety rating from the Japan New Car Assessment Program</a></span> in February, and the model&rsquo;s ProPilot autonomous driving technology has helped it score 94.8 points out of a possible 100 for occupant safety in a collision. Along with other features that contributed to the rating include its highly rigid body structure, six SRS airbags, seats with enforced headrests and back frames, and seat belts with pre-tensioners and load-limiting capabilities for the front and rear outboard seating positions.</p>
<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a style="color: #008000;" title="Nissan Leaf first&nbsp;pure EV to win &lsquo;World Green Car of the Year&rsquo; award" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-leaf-pure-ev-win-world-green-car-award-28818">Nissan&nbsp;Leaf&nbsp;first&nbsp;pure EV to win &lsquo;World Green Car of the Year&rsquo; award</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a style="color: #008000;" title="New Nissan Leaf gets 5-star safety rating in Japan" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-leaf-star-safety-rating-28152">New Nissan&nbsp;Leaf&nbsp;gets 5-star safety rating in Japan</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a style="color: #008000;" title="Nissan Leaf tech to be used in electric bus test in Japan" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-leaf-tech-electric-bus-test-japan-27883">Nissan&nbsp;Leaf&nbsp;tech to be used in electric bus test in Japan</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a style="color: #008000;" title="Leaf SUV will be 'breakthrough model' to make BEVs mainstream, says Nissan Design Europe boss" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-leaf-suv-breakthrough-model-cracks-mainstream-28630">Leaf&nbsp;SUV will be 'breakthrough model' to make BEVs mainstream, says Nissan Design Europe boss</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">&nbsp;</span></p><![CDATA[The new Leaf is to be launched in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Uruguay.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Passenger Vehicleshttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/138/69138/web-170906-01-53-source.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/138/69138/web-170906-01-53-source.jpg&h=485&w=73529187https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-launch-leaf-ev-markets-india-misses-list-29187
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/nissan-launch-leaf-ev-markets-india-misses-list-29187Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:04:00Insight: Waymo – Google's self-driving division<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/098/69098/jaguar-i-pace-waymo-ny-010-0.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The boss of the most powerful self-driving car technology company in the world has a&nbsp;Porsche 911 GT3&nbsp;on order. And a&nbsp;Caterham in his garage. And two more Porsche 911s nestling alongside that: a 997-series C2 S and a 964-series Targa.</strong></p>
<p>Easy natured and always the evangelist, John Krafcik &ndash; CEO of Waymo, part of Google &ndash; breaks into a ready smile as he can see my brain computing that one. &ldquo;We are not the enemy. Yes, you can have self-driving cars and enthusiasts&rsquo; cars,&rdquo; he says, grinning. &ldquo;What we&rsquo;re doing at Waymo does not mean the end of driving.</p>
<p>If you just want to get somewhere, we hope you&rsquo;ll use one of our cars. Hail it on the app, get driven there autonomously, hop out.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;But people will always want to own cars &ndash; and if you&rsquo;re buying something, we want it to be special.</p>
<p>I can see how we might disrupt the utilitarian market, because we can likely cover those needs in a cost-effective way, but the beauty for car enthusiasts is that every car that gets sold will have to be more interesting. It&rsquo;ll have a purpose.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Krafcik, 56, and Waymo were thrust further into the spotlight last month when it was announced that the firm had committed to buy up to 20,000&nbsp;Jaguar I-Paces, which it will offer to the public to use autonomously from 2020. To look at him, you&rsquo;d think he&rsquo;d spent his life in Silicon Valley &ndash; there&rsquo;s the floppy hair, stubbly chin and jeans, for starters &ndash; but in fact he spent decades in the car industry, working his way through the ranks (see separate story, right) before answering the call from Google&rsquo;s founders to head up Waymo in 2016.</p>
<p>Ask him if the firm ever had plans &ndash; as long rumoured &ndash; to make cars as well as develop self-driving technology and he&rsquo;s coy, saying only that &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not aware of it&rdquo;. But when Waymo was launched at the tail end of 2016, those rumours were, for now at least, put firmly to bed.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;We built our own test car, called Firefly, but that was really because we could take advantage of the so-called &lsquo;golf cart regulations&rsquo; that were in place to test our technology,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Up to 35mph, it could run in neighbourhoods without the need for a steering wheel, and it was our way of logging test miles. But building full cars is best left to the experts. They have their specialisms, we have ours.&rdquo; <br><br>Those test miles are now Waymo&rsquo;s answer to any concerns about the safety of the public testing of self- driving cars. Given a chance, Krafcik will repeat like a mantra the dual facts that the firm has covered five million autonomous test miles on public roads in the US and more than five billion miles in computer simulation. He&rsquo;ll also state that Waymo&rsquo;s proprietary lidar and adar systems, developed since 2008, are the best in the world, so much so that the firm plans to become the first to start public trials of autonomous cars without any &lsquo;fail-safe&rsquo; humans behind a wheel over a 100-square- mile area of Arizona this year.</p>
<p>&ldquo;When we set the company up, we asked ourselves what our role should be, and the answer was to develop the world&rsquo;s best driver,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;The technology we have today can drive anything from a giant truck to a Prius. If it moves, we can find a way to drive it.&rdquo; Given that studies suggest autonomous driving technology will be a &pound;5 trillion (Rs 49,215,000 crore) a year business by the middle of this century, you&rsquo;d think it was pretty easy to understand Google&rsquo;s interests in getting involved. Krafcik counter that with a steeliness that suggests there may be a truth to his words: &ldquo;You might think money was the primary motivation, but it can&rsquo;t be. The goal is zero fatalities. That&rsquo;s it. If there&rsquo;s payback for that social benefit, then great.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>On the subject of safety, Krafcik feels that the car industry had become complacent. &ldquo;The word &lsquo;accident&rsquo; was actually created to almost explain away what were, in reality, tragedies,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Everyone knew the facts, but there had become a level of acceptance that people would die because of cars. But 140 deaths an hour &ndash; that&rsquo;s too much.</p>
<p>&ldquo;So we embrace the drive for zero fatalities. We want safety and mobility for all. Neither&rsquo;s easy: the former is more of a goal, while the latter is a big challenge. Just in the US, there are 30 million people today who don&rsquo;t have access to transport.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Waymo, of course, is one of many firms vying for supremacy in the field, including Jaguar Land Rover, which will continue to develop its own systems, but there&rsquo;s no doubt that the benefit of Google&rsquo;s brains trust, reputation and war chest has given it a head start. Self-driving may not be a nirvana for many car enthusiasts, but there&rsquo;s no doubting that in Krafcik its future is being driven forward by one.</p>
<p><strong>How Krafcik got where he is today:</strong></p>
<p><strong>His formative years -&nbsp;</strong>&ldquo;My boss [at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc] was a Yoda-like figure: very wise, but he talked in riddles. Early in my career, I was sent to a GM factory. It was impressive, but I did notice some cars being repaired off the line and some people sleeping in cardboard boxes on site. I got back, presented my report, said how impressed I was and so on &ndash; and then got sent to a Toyota plant in Japan. It was extraordinarily efficient. My boss had made his point: I recognised the standards to strive for.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Why he gave it all up to be an engineer -&nbsp;</strong>&ldquo;I wanted to design cars, so I asked&nbsp;Ford&nbsp;if I could. They offered me the chance to run some plants. I said no, persisted and eventually got a role as a product design engineer. It was the best job I ever had. I learned the product development processes and a respect for how car makers engineer in so much quality and reliability.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><strong>Why he left Ford -&nbsp;</strong>&ldquo;At that time, it was the greatest collection of clever people who couldn&rsquo;t work out how to get on. I couldn&rsquo;t aspire to the next level of management there as I didn&rsquo;t like how those people treated other people.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>The route to Waymo -&nbsp;</strong>&ldquo;I joined Hyundai and had a blast. Then at the height of the recession, I was asked to run Hyundai USA. We had some great years and then I joined True Car, a website selling cars. And then the phone rang. It was Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. I took the call!&rdquo;</p><![CDATA[The head of Google’s self-driving division, Waymo, tells us why car enthusiasts shouldn’t be scared of the future.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/098/69098/jaguar-i-pace-waymo-ny-010-0.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/098/69098/jaguar-i-pace-waymo-ny-010-0.jpg&h=485&w=73529171https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/waymo-googles-self-driving-division-29171
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/waymo-googles-self-driving-division-29171Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:26:00Connected and autonomous tech to be at the forefront at 2018 Paris Motor Show<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/586/68586/img-7711.JPG&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The year 2018 is set to be an exciting one for the automotive industry, as well as for automotive enthusiasts around the world as it marks the 120th anniversary of the Mondial de la Auto, popularly known as the Paris Motor Show - the world's largest motoring extravaganza.</strong></p>
<p>What started more than a century ago, back in 1898, the Paris Motor Show enters its landmark edition and is slated to begin from October 4, later in the calendar.</p>
<p>While the organisers are gearing up for a host of special events and activities, both prior and during the show, the exposition will revolve around the main theme of electric, connected and autonomous driving technologies, with over 300 exhibitors expected to showcase a wide array of futuristic cars, motorcycles and even passenger carrying drones at the show.</p>
<p>Apart from the regular car (Mondial de l&rsquo;Auto) and motorcycle (Mondial de la Moto) exhibits, a slew of new categories have been introduced in the rather special edition of the show, which, for instance, will include Mondial de la Mobilite - taking into account the broader picture of the transforming mobility ecosystem; and Mondial Tech - a B2B technology platform, spearing debates and discussions on technology aspects like IoT, telematics, cyber security and road safety.</p>
<p>While a special parade will commemorate the 120th anniversary celebrations, the show will also boast a special green test-drive zone; a new supercar and luxury zone; a new motorbike show; and last but not the least, &lsquo;Mondial Women&rsquo; - a mini conference where lady achievers will share their interesting anecdotes, experiences and winning stories in the automotive world.</p>
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<p>Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Jean-Marc Fenet&nbsp;(pictured above), minister-counsellor for economic affairs, Embassy of France in India, said, &ldquo;France has become a central place in Europe post-Brexit, and offers a good industrial environment for businesses to come and explore. Like India, the French passenger car market is growing tremendously, reaching sales of over 2 million units annually. The bilateral relationship between France and India has been wonderful and the recent state visit of the French President has given a new impetus to strengthen the relationship of the two countries.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The mobility space is witnessing foray of new technology at an unprecedented pace and France is always there to extend a helping hand to India. French automotive companies of the likes of Renault, Michelin and Faurecia are building and innovating new solutions here in India, which are set to benefit a lot of emerging markets across the globe. These companies are being highly benefited by the excellent talent pool offered by India in terms of its highly competent engineers&rdquo;, the minister added.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>According to Jean-Claude Girot (pictured above), general commissary, Paris Motor Show, &ldquo;We invite Indian stakeholders to engage actively with French and international automobile players and to visit the show in large numbers, in order to help further the dialogue in the auto sector between our two countries.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The Paris motor show, which recorded footfalls of over 1 million visitors and over 10,000 journalists from around the world in its 2017 edition, is now looking to scale even greater heights. The show will remain open to the general public between October 4 to October 14. Stay put as we bring all the extensive action from the ground.</p><![CDATA[The 2018 Paris Motor Show exposition will revolve around the main theme of electric, connected and autonomous driving technologies. The Motor show aims to foster improve dialogue in the auto sector between Indian and international OEMs.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/586/68586/img-7711.JPG&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/586/68586/img-7711.JPG&h=485&w=73529035https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/connected-autonomous-tech-forefront-2018-paris-motor-29035
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/connected-autonomous-tech-forefront-2018-paris-motor-29035Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:31:28Volvo Trucks launches its first all-electric truck<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/573/68573/t2018-0128.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Swedish OEM Volvo Trucks has announced the launch of its first all-electric truck for commercial use the &lsquo;Volvo FL&rsquo; electric for urban distribution and refuse operations, which can be used for other applications as well. The company will begin sale and series production of the electric truck will begin next year in Europe.</strong></p>
<p>"We're immensely proud to present the first in a range of fully electrically-powered Volvo trucks ready for regular traffic. With this model we are making it possible for cities that aim for sustainable urban development to benefit from the advantages of electrified truck transports," said&nbsp;Claes Nilsson (pictured above), president, Volvo Trucks.</p>
<p>Volvo Trucks states that demand for better air quality and less noise in the city, it will be possible to plan for better housing and infrastructure more freely than at present. The electric truck without any exhaust emissions could be used in indoor terminals and environmental zones. Their low noise level will create opportunities for using the trucks to work at night, thus reducing the burden on the roads during the day.</p>
<p>Jonas Odermalm, head of product strategy Volvo FL and Volvo FE, Volvo Trucks, said: "In order to make the transition secure and smooth, we will offer holistic solutions based on each customer's individual needs regarding driving cycles, load capacity, uptime, range and other parameters. Such a solution may encompass everything from route analysis and battery optimisation to servicing and financing. Volvo Trucks works closely with several suppliers of charging equipment. The aim as always is to offer customers high uptime and productivity."</p>
<p>Volvo Trucks states it is backing the offer on the Volvo Group's accumulated expertise in electrified transport solutions, wherein its sister company Volvo Buses has already sold more than 4,000 electrified buses since 2010. It claims that the technology used for propulsion and energy storage in the Volvo FL Electric has been thoroughly tried and tested from the outset and is supported by Volvo Trucks' far-reaching network for sales, service and parts supply.</p>
<p>"From experience, we know how important it is that cities, energy suppliers and vehicle manufacturers cooperate in order for large-scale electrification to become a reality. With attractive incentives, agreed standards and a long-term strategy for urban planning and expansion of the charging infrastructure, the process can go much faster," explained Jonas Odermalm (pictured above).</p>
<p>Volvo Trucks believes that it is essential to take a holistic view of electrification of the transport sector to handle the ongoing challenges in areas such as electricity generation and batteries.</p>
<p>"For instance, in order to ensure that raw materials for the batteries are extracted in a responsible way, the Volvo Group works with the Drive Sustainability network, which has a special function that monitors this issue. The Volvo Group is also involved in various projects where batteries from heavy electric vehicles get a second lease of life, reused for energy storage. All the questions about the handling of batteries have not yet been solved, but we are working actively both within the Group and together with other actors to drive development and create the necessary solutions," said Jonas Odermalm.</p>
<p>The fully electrically-powered truck that can be used for distribution, refuse collection and other applications in urban conditions come with a GVW of 16 tonnes and will begin regular operation with customers in&nbsp;Gothenburg, the home of Volvo Trucks.</p>
<p>The first two Volvo FL electric trucks will be operated by refuse collection and recycling company Renova and haulage firm TGM.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Off-Peak City Distribution project studied the effects of goods transport at night in central&nbsp;Stockholm. By avoiding peak hour traffic the trucks were able to do their jobs in one-third of the time compared to daytime operation.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-trucks-launches-electric-truck-29031Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:56:00Daimler targets 9% return on sales across global markets<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/317/68317/18c0296-02.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German vehicle manufacturer Daimler is targeting a sustainable return on sales (profit margin) of 9 percent through its products across global markets. It is targeting returns of 8-10 percent for Mercedes-Benz Cars, 8 percent for Daimler Trucks, 9 percent for Mercedes-Benz Vans and 6 percent for Daimler Buses.</strong></p>
<p>Addressing the company&rsquo;s annual shareholder meeting today in Berlin,&nbsp;Manfred Bischoff, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, said: &ldquo;Daimler mastered many challenges extremely well in&nbsp;FY2017 and achieved outstanding results. New records were set for unit sales, revenue, earnings and profitability. Daimler is now more successful than ever before. In the mobility sector, which is currently being reinvented, further fundamental changes will be necessary also for Daimler in order to stay successful.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>He&nbsp;added that the company&rsquo;s goal is to reshape individual mobility with sustainable products and innovative services. And to get there, the key to success would be intermeshing mobility concepts with drive technologies. &ldquo;The planned organisational realignment through Project Future will make Daimler faster, more flexible and more digital, and will thus secure its future strength."</p>
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<p>In 2017, the Daimler set new records for unit sales, revenue, Group EBIT and net profit, the Group sold approximately 3.3 million vehicles, revenue amounted to 164.3 billion euros (Rs 125,590 crore) and EBIT at 14.7 billion euros (Rs 112,367 crore), which was significantly higher than in the previous year. The net profit grew 23.86 percent to a new high of 10.9 billion euros (Rs 83,319 &nbsp;crore) (2016: 8.8 billion euros or Rs 67,267 crore).</p>
<p>Daimler is looking to implement its biggest transformation in its history with focus on five strategic areas &ndash; expanding its core business, pushing forward with the CASE (connectivity, autonomous, shared mobility and electric mobility) topics, further developing the corporate culture, optimising the Group structure and, mainly being customer-centric.</p>
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<p>For expanding its core business it will invest in new products, that includes launching more than a dozen new car models in 2018, among it in the first three months of this year, the new Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the new A-Class and the Mercedes-AMG GT four-door have already been launched. Dr Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, promised: &ldquo;Our product offensive is maintaining its fast pace.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It is absolutely clear that we automakers are responsible for reconciling individual mobility with climate protection and clean air,&rdquo; Dr Zetsche noted.</p>
<p>Elaborating on its second focus area CASE, where it aims for success in the future, Dr Zetsche said: &ldquo;For a long time, our business model was clearly defined: We develop, build and sell outstanding vehicles. We will continue to do that. But it is no longer the whole story, with connectivity (Connectivity), autonomous driving (Autonomous), shared mobility (Shared) and electric mobility (Electric), an almost infinite number of additional opportunities will be created to delight the customers.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Commenting on the agreement between Daimler and BMW for developing mobility services, which was signed in March 2018, Zetsche said: &ldquo;At Daimler, we initiated the transformation from an automobile manufacturer into a mobility provider about ten years ago. That way, we can offer our customers a complete package that ranges from car sharing to ride sharing, and to parking, and charging.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Concluding his address Zetsche said: &ldquo;Since we invented the automobile, the world has changed. The success of the automobile has become its biggest challenge. Our task is to solve this paradox. Our passion to create better future is part of our DNA. We know this is a very ambitious goal. But that&rsquo;s exactly what our founding fathers did. And it&rsquo;s time to do it again.&rdquo;</p><![CDATA[The global automobile major is targeting returns of 8-10 percent for Mercedes-Benz Cars, 8 percent for Daimler Trucks, 9 percent for Mercedes-Benz Vans and 6 percent for Daimler Buses.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/317/68317/18c0296-02.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/317/68317/18c0296-02.jpg&h=485&w=73528944https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-targets-return-sales-automotive-business-28944
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/daimler-targets-return-sales-automotive-business-28944Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:21:00Alibaba's automated car vending machine for Ford goes live in China <div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/709/67709/web-tmall-auto-vending-machine-in-super-test-drive-center.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Ford Motor Company has partnered with China&rsquo;s Alibaba to explore contemporary opportunity of digital retail of its vehicles in the world&rsquo;s biggest auto market.</strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba has made its &lsquo;Tmall&rsquo;, an automated test-drive car vending machine installed in the city of Guangzhou, become functional for the public.</p>
<p>The unmanned multi-level car dispensing system, which was set up earlier this year in January, after a collaboration in December 2017 with American carmaker Ford to sell its EV offerings for the Chinese market in the future, will exclusively offer Ford vehicles, and allow prospective customers to have a comprehensive test-drive of their selected model for up to three days, before arriving at a decision to purchase the car.</p>
<p>Ford&rsquo;s iconic Mustang, its Explorer SUV and the Escort sedan will be offered in the 100 vehicle test-drive fleet and Alibaba aims to facilitate customers with a smooth online booking process, and then, a visit at the vending centre to collect the car, which would take no longer than ten minutes according to the internet giant.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Speaking on the activation of the new service, Gu Wanguo, general manager, Vehicles, Tmall Auto, said, &ldquo;The auto vending machine is an important step in Alibaba's new retail push. By leveraging Alibaba's data intelligence and technologies, the auto vending machine and super-drive test services can enable auto brand owners and distributors better serve their customers."</p>
<p>A prospective customer will need to sign up on the mobile shopping application of Tmall or Taobao, choose their car model, credit a deposit amount and schedule the vehicle pickup. On arriving at the vending centre, a verification of the identity with the customer's selfie will enable the automated system to deliver the car at the ground floor, from where the test drive would commence.</p>
<p>If not totally satisfied, a customer will be allowed to swap cars and can take a total of two vehicles for test driving, provided that both are of different models. A subsequent purchase of the car will require the customer to visit any of Ford's 4S outlets, pay the remaining balance and take its delivery. Based on consumer insights derived from user activity and history within the Alibaba ecosystem, potential customers will also be offered discounts and other incentives to sweeten the deal.</p>
<p>While there would be a cap of a maximum of five test-drives over two months to prevent the misuse of the unmanned technology, to avail the facility, customers would also need to be Alibaba Super Members, which is based on the company's credit scoring system.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"Consumers can use the internet to access more accurate, convenient services and get a deeper understanding into particular vehicles. In the meantime, we are expanding the infrastructure of our car vending machines to the entire industry to leverage and enable their distributors, in hopes of helping upgrade the automotive sector as a whole&rdquo;, Wanguo said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Alibaba also plans to build similar auto vending machines in Beijing and Hangzhou in the near future, while continue exploring collaboration opportunities with Ford in cloud computing, digital marketing, as well as in-car operating systems with AliOS, Alibaba&rsquo;s IoT operating-system developer. </p><![CDATA[The unmanned multi-level car dispensing system will allow prospective customers to have a comprehensive test-drive of their selected model for up to three days before they decide to buy it.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Industry, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/709/67709/web-tmall-auto-vending-machine-in-super-test-drive-center.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/709/67709/web-tmall-auto-vending-machine-in-super-test-drive-center.jpg&h=485&w=73528778https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/alibabas-automated-car-vending-machine-ford-goes-live-china-28778
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/alibabas-automated-car-vending-machine-ford-goes-live-china-28778Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:01:00Autoliv, Hitachi, Calsonic Kansei, Intel and Navistar join Auto-ISAC<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/555/67555/logo-dark-type.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center(Auto-ISAC), the global knowledge, technology sharing forum for OEMs, Tier 1 companies and commercial vehicle companies has announced six new members have joined the body that includes Autoliv, Hitachi, Calsonic Kansei,&nbsp;Allison Transmission, Intel and Navistar.</strong></p>
<p>Auto-ISAC a non-profit information sharing organisation which is owned and operated by automotive manufacturers and suppliers. The organisation was founded by a global group of automakers in August, 2015, which&nbsp;aims to be the central hub for coordination and communication around the automobile industry for sharing and tackling the challenge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities for the connected vehicle technology.</p>
<p>Auto-ISAC states the inclusion of the new companies exemplifies its continued efforts to promote collaboration between Tier 1 suppliers and automobile manufacturers around vehicle cybersecurity.</p>
<p>"Allison Transmission, Autoliv, Calsonic Kansei, Hitachi, Intel and Navistar all play critical roles in the design and engineering of secure connected vehicles, and we look forward to working with them," said&nbsp;Jeff Massimilla&nbsp;of General Motors, who serves as the Auto-ISAC's Chairman. "The addition of these six companies will help the Auto-ISAC continue to drive the industry's proactive efforts to incorporate strong security measures into every phase of the vehicle lifecycle."</p>
<p>Jeff Stewart of AT&amp;T and chairman of the organisation's Affiliate Advisory Board which represents non‑OEM members said, "We all play a key role in the cybersecurity of connected vehicles.&nbsp;Sharing and analysing cyber&nbsp;risk information benefits everyone and the Auto-ISAC provides a secure platform for all of us to do just that."</p>
<p>The organisation operates as a central hub to share and analyse intelligence about emerging cybersecurity risks, it claims its secure intelligence sharing portal allows members to anonymously submit and receive information that helps them more effectively for responding to cyber threats.</p>
<p>A key-initiative by Auto-ISAC is the publishing of the 'Automotive Cybersecurity Best Practices Executive Summary' which provides informational guides that cover organizational and technical aspects of vehicle cybersecurity, with two of the guides publicly available -&nbsp;incident response&nbsp;and&nbsp;collaboration and engagement with appropriate third parties.</p>
<p>The other six guides available to members include - governance, risk management, security by design, threat detection and protection, and training and awareness.</p>
<p>In H2 of 2017, Auto-ISAC held its first Summit which saw participation from companies, government, non-profits and academia. The theme of the summit was &lsquo;Start Your Engines&rsquo; symbolised the beginning of the industry build-up of a race against cyber threats. The program focused on building key relationships to tackle the automotive cyber challenge together.</p>
<p>This 2018 Summit is scheduled on September 25-26&nbsp;in&nbsp;Detroit, USA.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In February 2017, OEM suppliers Bosch, Cooper Standard, Honeywell, Hyundai Mobis, Lear Corp., LG Electronics, and NXP Semiconductors had joined the global network. Auto-ISAC claims that its members have a global representation in USA, Europe and Asia, along with its members representing more than 99 percent of light-duty vehicles on the road in&nbsp;North America.</p><![CDATA[Auto-ISAC operates as a central hub to share and analyse intelligence about emerging cybersecurity risks, it claims its secure intelligence sharing portal allows members to anonymously submit and receive information that helps them more effectively for responding to cyber threats.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/555/67555/logo-dark-type.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/555/67555/logo-dark-type.png&h=485&w=73528739https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/autoliv-hitachi-calsonic-kansei-intel-navistar-join-auto-isac-28739
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/autoliv-hitachi-calsonic-kansei-intel-navistar-join-auto-isac-28739Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:00:27'Diesel-saving' technology could make it to market in two years<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/503/67503/lborouni-exhaust-aw-010-high-res.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>A simple, affordable and apparently foolproof solution to the problem that has led to the current worldwide &lsquo;demonisation&rsquo; of diesel engines&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;emissions of life-limiting NOx&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;has been discovered by a team of British automotive research specialists at Loughborough University.</strong></p>
<p>The system, called ACCT (ammonia creation and conversion technology), has reached such a promising stage that the creators are being besieged by car manufacturers, component suppliers and even owners of large diesel fleets that have heard about the innovation&nbsp;and are desperate to use it to solve what they see as motoring&rsquo;s most urgent problem.</p>
<p>The team&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;led by Graham Hargrave, professor of optical diagnostics, and Jonathan Wilson, research associate&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;has been working on exhaust missions for many years but achieved its breakthrough in the past two.</p>
<p>From its current state, ACCT should be fairly easy to engineer, the team believes, and could reach production within two years "with the right support&rdquo;.</p>
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<p>In essence, the system converts AdBlue, the universally available urea-based after-treatment, into a special&nbsp;ammonia-rich &lsquo;ACCT fluid&rsquo; under accurately controlled conditions in an exhaust-mounted chamber.</p>
<p>Like current selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, it then uses freed ammonia &ldquo;literally to rip NOx apart&rdquo;, leaving only nitrogen and water. The crucial difference between the two systems is that ACCT fluid keeps working at high efficiency in low exhaust temperature conditions that challenge current systems.</p>
<p>Preliminary tests on a city-based stop-start Skoda taxi indicate that ACCT can capture 98 percent of exhaust-borne NOx, compared with 60 percent for the same car running a conventional EU6 system&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;even before researchers had a chance to &lsquo;tune&rsquo; the ACCT system for the best performance.</p>
<p>Experts with knowledge of the development are starting to talk in terms of 'virtually zero-emission' diesel engines&nbsp;and&nbsp;citing&nbsp;ACCT as being even more important than the arrival of the common-rail diesel.</p>
<p>In the past decade, NOx has become an infamous problem. It springs from the fact that diesels become more efficient as they run hotter, but this heat increases their NOx output. The effect has led to rapidly rising awareness of NOx&rsquo;s detrimental effect on health;&nbsp;current European research suggests it shortens 71,000 lives a year. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Since 2014, the practice of injecting diesel exhausts with AdBlue via SCR exhaust catalysts has proved effective in most situations and has dramatically lowered average NOx outputs. But,&nbsp;as the Loughborough researchers point out, gaps in SCR&rsquo;s effectiveness remain &ndash; notably when low exhaust temperatures prevent complete decomposition of AdBlue, such as when a vehicle is idling in traffic, especially in stop-start conditions. NOx outputs rise when SCR doesn&rsquo;t function well, and that's the root of recent reports that even new-car exhausts sometimes produce multiples of permitted NOx levels.</p>
<p>As Hargrave explained, there&rsquo;s a deep irony in this. While NOx has hit the headlines, CO2 continues to kill&nbsp;the planet. &ldquo;NOx is serious,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but it&rsquo;s really a point-source problem. It only matters in a tiny minority of locations.</p>
<p>"Solve it and you can get on with reducing CO2, which is important everywhere.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Because of concerns over NOx, Europe&rsquo;s diesel market is in near chaos. Sales of oil-burning cars have collapsed by 20 percent, putting pressure on&nbsp;margins and infrastructure. A swing to more CO2-heavy petrol vehicles means CO2 targets are being missed &mdash; at the very moment these targets are about to tighten.</p>
<p>For light commercial vehicles, there&rsquo;s no realistic prospect of reducing diesel use&nbsp;in the short term. Market experts don&rsquo;t believe buyers will entertain a rapid change to downsized petrol engines or hybrids. For heavy goods vehicles, the situation is much worse.</p>
<p>Whereas car engines are &lsquo;dialled back&rsquo; on NOx and need only light doses of AdBlue, trucks need much more.</p>
<p>In cold-exhaust conditions (winter, for example), the incomplete breakdown of AdBlue leaves damaging and almost immovable exhaust deposits in complex exhaust systems that reduce power and even immobilise trucks completely. Understandably, the market in defeat devices for HGVs is lively.</p>
<p>The Loughborough team says it now needs a heavyweight technology partner to take ACCT to production but is wary of ceding valuable intellectual property rights cheaply.</p>
<p>Negotiations between the university&rsquo;s IP specialists and prospective partners are in full swing. &ldquo;Our sense is that we need a major supplier rather than a single manufacturer,&rdquo; said Hargrave.</p>
<p>Whatever ACCT&rsquo;s route to market, an increasing number of potential users are desperate to see its progress. It could lead to a whole new lease of life for diesels.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>How it happened&nbsp;</strong></span></p>
<p>If ACCT changes diesels, as seems likely, it will be because Wilson decided to do a PhD at Loughborough University.&nbsp;Hargrave, his professor, explains: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve known for ages there was an NOx problem with AdBlue and low temperatures. Jonathan had an idea that could solve it but needed the opportunity to develop it, so we went to the university and organised an internal scholarship. He&rsquo;d worked on a similar topic through his undergraduate years.</p>
<p>"That work made it clear that if anyone was going to solve this problem, it&rsquo;d be Jonathan. So we said here&rsquo;s the lab and the money. Just go and make it work. And he did&hellip;&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[NOx emissions from diesel engines could be all but eliminated, thanks to tech developed at Loughborough University.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/503/67503/lborouni-exhaust-aw-010-high-res.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/503/67503/lborouni-exhaust-aw-010-high-res.jpg&h=485&w=73528713https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/diesel-saving-technology-market-28713
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/diesel-saving-technology-market-28713Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:34:19Siemens bets big on 3D printing, to introduce customer-customisable car<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/67485/web-la-bandita-3.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Siemens is aggressively looking to change the dynamics of traditional manufacturing in the automotive segment. The company this week has made two major announcements including investment of 30 million euros (Rs 229 crore) for expanding its state-of-the-art 3D-printing factory in the UK and partnering US-based digital manufacturing company Hackrod for introducing the world&rsquo;s first car designed in mixed reality, engineered by AI, the &lsquo;La Bandita&rsquo;.</strong></p>
<p>The automotive industry, which is on the brink of transition, has seen a lot of new changes not just in the manufacturing space but also in terms of product evolution. Consumer preferences are no longer limited to customisation in terms of colours or models. Their growing and diverse needs have made OEMs globally to introduce products that appeal to the new-age consumer.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>La Bandita<br></strong></span>Siemens has partnered Hackrod for introducing what is claimed to be the world&rsquo;s first car designed by virtual reality, engineered with AI and 3D printed, full size, in structural alloy.</p>
<p>As per the company claims, the La Bandita is its first proof-of-concept that will pave the road for what it claims to be the democratisation of engineering design and manufacturing where the consumer will be the creator in the automotive space.</p>
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<p>Hackrod states its factory of the future, which is powered by the Siemens Digital Innovation Platform, will enable individuals, and small enterprises the unprecedented capability to create product as easily as playing a video game.</p>
<p>According to Dr Slade Gardner, CTO, Hackrod, "Our shared vision includes optimised aesthetic design, robust validated engineering, complex advanced manufacturing and rapid in-situ quality assessment. Because the Hackrod vision includes rapid data collection for product design and iteration; and customised manufacturing of sophisticated mechatronic systems, Siemens' hardware connectivity for Industrial IoT and multi-axis additive manufacturing are critical to success. The products of our partnership will illustrate the impact this team will have with access to world class digital design, engineering, visualisation, manufacturing and inspection power."</p>
<p>Bob Haburock, senior vice-president, Product Engineering Software, Siemens PLM Software, said, "Hackrod's vision for automotive design is an exciting and unique use of our design and engineering software, and is completely in line with Siemens' vision for the future of manufacturing. We look forward to seeing the &lsquo;La Bandita&rsquo; speedster and using it as proof of concept for this revolutionary design to production methodology."</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>3D printing<br></strong></span>The manufacturing facility at Worcester, UK will be for Materials Solutions, its additive manufacturing (3D-printing) arm, will start operations in September 2018.</p>
<p>Siemens states the facility, will more than double its current footprint, enabling it to increase its fleet of 3D-printing machines to 50. The expansion is also expected to support the creation of more than 50 high-quality new jobs in Worcester.</p>
<p>This major investment is part of Siemens' plans to build and grow a global business with additive manufacturing services for the aerospace industry, the automotive industry and other industries. The new factory will be fully powered by Siemens Digital Enterprise solutions, an end-to-end portfolio comprising software-based systems and automation components which cover every conceivable requirement arising along the industrial value chain. It will therefore harness the potential of digitalisation.</p>
<p>"Additive Manufacturing is a major pillar in our digitisation strategy. This significant investment underlines our belief that there is huge potential for innovation and growth within the additive manufacturing sector. It is also the next step towards achieving our ambition of pioneering the industrialisation of this exciting new technology and demonstrates how we are leading the way for the fourth industrial revolution," said Willi Meixner, CEO, Siemens Power and Gas Division. &nbsp;</p>
<p>In 2016, Siemens had acquired a majority stake of around 85 percent in Materials Solutions for an undisclosed amount.</p>
<p><em>(Image courtesy: Hackrod)</em></p><![CDATA[Siemens in the past seven days has invested in expanding its 3D-printing facility in UK. Additionally, it has revealed that the company is working on introducing its first proof-of-concept vehicle that will be customisable by the customers.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/67485/web-la-bandita-3.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/485/67485/web-la-bandita-3.jpg&h=485&w=73528706https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/siemens-invests-3d-printing-introduce-customer-customisable-car-28706
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/siemens-invests-3d-printing-introduce-customer-customisable-car-28706Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:40:00American NPO calls for prohibition on robot car testing<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/385/67385/uber-crash-car.jpeg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>American not-for-profit organisation, Consumer Watchdog has called for a national moratorium on robot car testing on public highways in the US, after an&nbsp;Arizona&nbsp;woman was killed by a an autonomous vehicle.</strong></p>
<p>"There should be a national moratorium on all robot car testing on public roads until the complete details of this tragedy are made public and are analysed by outside experts so we understand what went so terribly wrong. Arizona&nbsp;has been the wild west of robot car testing with virtually no regulations in place. &nbsp;That's why Uber and Waymo test there. When there's no sheriff in town, people get killed," said&nbsp;John M Simpson, privacy and technology project director, Consumer Watchdog.</p>
<p>The vehicle which was involved in the fatal incident was in autonomous self-driving mode at the time of the collision and had a human supposedly ready to take control of the wheel in the car, according to the police.</p>
<p>The NPO has said the tragedy underscores the difficulty robot cars have in interacting with pedestrians and cyclists, as well as human driven vehicles, such shortcomings in the autonomous technology were made clear in the &lsquo;disengagement reports&rsquo; that companies are required to file when they are permitted to test in&nbsp;California. The reports, which document when a test driver had to intervene, are filed annually with the Department of Motor Vehicles' website, but no such disclosures are required in&nbsp;Arizona.</p>
<p>Consumer Watchdog states that although this is the first known death caused by a autonomous vehicle on public road, this tragedy is unsurprising given the information revealed in the disengagement reports about the &lsquo;autonomous&rsquo; capabilities of these vehicles.</p>
<p>It has further stated that earlier this year twenty companies released &lsquo;disengagement reports&rsquo;, revealed that the vehicles could not go more than 5,596 miles (9,000km) in the best-case scenario without a human test driver taking over the wheel.</p>
<p>In most cases, the vehicles cannot travel more than a few hundred miles without needing human intervention, Consumer Watchdog has noted. Despite the information revealed in these reports, the California DMV gave autonomous vehicles approval to commence operations on the road without a human driver ready to take control next month.</p>
<p>"If robot cars are already killing people even with the presence of a human driver in the car, how lethal are these technologies going to be next month when they will roam public roads without a human onboard ready to take control?" asked&nbsp;Sahiba Sindhu, a consumer advocate at Consumer Watchdog.</p>
<p>The body has also called for making all the data from the&nbsp;Arizona&nbsp;fatal crash to be made public so it can be analysed by outside experts. The group said Uber has demonstrated a concern about rushing robot vehicles on to the road and without a concern about safety.</p>
<p>According to Consumer Watchdog, an email exchange between the former Uber CEO&nbsp;Travis Kalanick&nbsp;and then lead robot car developer&nbsp;Anthony Levandowski, has revealed in the recent Waymo-Uber lawsuit, it is clear the corporation lacks concern for public safety.</p>
<p>"I just see this as a race and we need to win, second place is first loser," read one text from Levandowski in March, 2016. "We do need to think through the strategy to take all the shortcuts we can find," said another from the engineer on the same day.</p>
<p>"Uber simply cannot be trusted to use public roads as private laboratories without meaningful safety standards and regulations," concluded John Simpson.</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/autonomous-car-kills-pedestrian-america-28655">Autonomous car kills pedestrian in America</a></span></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The consumer protection body has stated that Arizona has become the wild west of robot car testing without any regulations in place. It has further called for a independent inquiry by experts in the first Autonomous vehicle accident incident.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/385/67385/uber-crash-car.jpeg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/385/67385/uber-crash-car.jpeg&h=485&w=73528668https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/american-npo-calls-prohibition-robot-car-testing-28668
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/american-npo-calls-prohibition-robot-car-testing-28668Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:55:00Mass-producible 3D-printed EV to sell for $10,000 in China<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/320/67320/lsev-3d-printed-car.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Polymaker, a 3D printing material maker, and XEV, an Italian vehicle manufacturer, have unveiled a mass-producible 3D printable car, which will retail around $10,000 (Rs 630,000). Eventually, the prices are expected to come down to around $9,450 (Rs 596,000), as per <a href="http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2137737/worlds-first-mass-produced-3d-printed-electric-car-be-sold-china">South China Morning Post</a>.</strong></p>
<p>The two-seater car termed &lsquo;LSEV&rsquo; will be able to reach a speed of 70kph with a range of 150km per charge. According to the company it is closer to adopt mass production in China, and is expected to commence commercial sales in the second quarter of 2019.The company is displaying a&nbsp;prototype of the LSEV, at Shanghai&rsquo;s China 3D-printing Culture Museum, before exhibiting it at the Auto China 2018 in Beijing next month.</p>
<p>XEV&nbsp;further states that it has received around 7,000 orders for the world&rsquo;s first mass-produced 3D-printed electric vehicle.&nbsp;XEV said that nearly all its visible parts are 3D-printed except for its windows, tyres and chassis.</p>
<p>XEV is the brainchild of Guo Xiaozheng and a handful of Chinese auto industry professionals, which was started less than a year ago and claims to be able to create a new model in just four months.</p>
<p>By incorporating FDM 3D printing and Polymaker materials, XEV has decreased the number of plastic components in the car from more than 2,000 to 57 only. The LSEV weighs just 450 kilograms, compared to the tonne that is typical of similarly-sized cars.</p>
<p>Guo Xiaozheng, a senior designer at XEV, said that with Beijing planning to introduce new rules governing low-speed electric vehicles by the second half of this year, after which it is likely to begin distributing manufacturing licences for such cars.</p>
<p>The company using a single production line &ndash; complete with 3D printers and assembly facilities &ndash; will be able to handle the building of 500 cars annually.</p>
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/M-X-rN2yXfs" width="680" height="381" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><em>Video credit: Polymaker</em></p><![CDATA[The LSEV will have a top speed of 70kph and a range of 150km per charge, it is expected that the retail sales will begin in the second half of 2019.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Passenger Vehicleshttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/320/67320/lsev-3d-printed-car.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/320/67320/lsev-3d-printed-car.jpg&h=485&w=73528644https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/italian-company-sell-mass-produced-3d-printed-car-usd10-28644
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/italian-company-sell-mass-produced-3d-printed-car-usd10-28644Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:21:00Faurecia invests in start-up working on energy recovery technology<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/283/67283/enogia.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Faurecia, invests in French start-up, Enogia in order to enhance its expertise in energy recovery technology. The start-up has developed and patented an hermetic, compact high-speed turbine that recovers heat and converts it into electricity.</strong></p>
<p>Founded in 2009 and based in&nbsp;Marseille, Enogia has a team of&nbsp;30 individuals. Faurecia states the technology developed by the start-up is well suited for application in commercial vehicles, trucks and high horsepower engines (marine transport and generators), and the investment will further enable it to grow rapidly in these market segments.</p>
<div class="center tinyimg_caption" style="width: 1518px;"><img alt="bandeau-technique" border="0" src="https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/284/67284/bandeau-technique.png&h=485&w=735" title='bandeau-technique' width='1518' height='376'></div>
<p><em>Image courtesy: Enogia</em>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yves Dumoulin, vice president strategy, Faurecia Clean Mobility said,&nbsp;"Enogia's technology enables Faurecia to expand its portfolio of energy recovery solutions. We are pleased to invest in an innovative French start-up that already has several national and international achievements to its name."</p>
<p>Arthur Leroux, CEO, Enogia said:&nbsp;"Faurecia has emerged as the best partner to support our development, at a time when Enogia is posting the strongest growth of any French cleantech company. Faurecia is an industrial company that boasts leading-edge innovation in clean mobility and shares our goal of becoming the world leader in converting waste heat to electricity for transportation and industry applications."</p>
<p>The investment is made by Faurecia Ventures, which is part of Faurecia's innovation strategy that identifies, incubates and invests in innovative companies.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Faurecia's investment in Enogia is part of its innovation strategy that looks to identify, incubate and invest in innovative companies.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk International, Technologyhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/283/67283/enogia.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/283/67283/enogia.png&h=485&w=73528631https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/faurecia-invests-start-energy-recovery-technology-28631
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/faurecia-invests-start-energy-recovery-technology-28631Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:13:18Lithium ion-rich Argentina woos India Auto Inc<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/024/63024/ev-1.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>As India embarks on its ambitious journey to go electric, along with the push by the government for adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the government of Argentina has approached the Indian government and the automotive industry to invest in lithium mines in the country, according to PTI.</strong></p>
<p>The South American nation has one of the largest lithium reserves in the world, and to meet India&rsquo;s demand for EVs, lithium will play a crucial role.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I am told India is planning to set up large lithium-ion battery plants. Argentina is ready to meet India&rsquo;s growing demand for lithium," said Mario Osvaldo Capello, Undersecretary of Mining Development, Ministry of Energy and Mining, Government of Argentina.</p>
<p>Capello, who is currently in India, met top officials in the government including those from Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Mining, along with organisations that are working on battery development and EV projects, including &ndash;representatives from Maruti Suzuki, Tata Chemicals and Su Kam battery.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have lithium reserves to the tune of over 331,000 tonnes. Apart from giving various concessions on mining, we also offer a competitive edge and ensure ease of doing business compared to our competitors. Already, a couple of top Indian corporates have showed interest in lithium mining in Argentina,&rdquo; Capello added.</p>
<p>The undersecretary mentioned that top global companies working on EVs and lithium-ion batteries development projects like Toyota Tsusho Corp, Aberdeen International and Chinas Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium have already formed consortiums for lithium mining in Argentina.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We want India to explore options for lithium mining apart from mining of other metals like copper, gold and silver. With India going to lead in EV revolution, we are also keen to partner with Indian companies in development of Lithium-ion battery technology,&rdquo; concluded Capello.</p><![CDATA[Argentina urges Indian government and the automotive industry to benefit from its rich lithium-ion reserves of over 331,000 tonnes.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/024/63024/ev-1.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/024/63024/ev-1.jpg&h=485&w=73528612https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/lithium-rich-argentina-woos-india-auto-28612
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/lithium-rich-argentina-woos-india-auto-28612Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:55:00Volvo Buses crosses 4,000 electrified buses sales milestone<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/002/67002/volvo-7900-electric-hybrid-2016.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Volvo Buses has announced that sales of its electrified buses have crossed the 4,000 unit sales mark globally, with the latest order for 90 hybrid buses having come in from Brussels.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>The latest order for the 90 Volvo 7900 hybrids is from STIB-MIVB, which provides public transport in Brussels. Most of the new buses to be delivered will enter operations this year. The order for the new hybrid buses is part of Brussels' step in expanding and modernising the city's public transport, with an aim to electrify its entire vehicle fleet by 2030 at the latest. Volvo has till now sold around 90 hybrids and 101 electric hybrids to Belgium.</p>
<p>"Belgium continues to take the lead for cleaner and quieter urban traffic. Just a year ago, we received an equally large order for electrified buses from TEC for the Belgian cities Charleroi and Namur. Now Brussels too is choosing our technology. This is a major success that takes our total sales of electrified buses to over 4,000 units," said Hakan Agnevall, president, Volvo Buses.</p>
<p>The Volvo 7900 hybrid is propelled entirely electrically and is emission-free from standstill up to 15&ndash;20kph. As speed increases, a small diesel engine is activated. The company claims the 7900 Hybrid series offers 30&ndash;40 percent lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions; particle and nitrogen oxide emissions is lower by 50 percent, compared to a corresponding diesel bus.</p><![CDATA[The latest order for the 90 Volvo 7900 hybrids is from STIB-MIVB, which provides public transport in Brussels.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Commercial Vehicles, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/002/67002/volvo-7900-electric-hybrid-2016.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/002/67002/volvo-7900-electric-hybrid-2016.jpg&h=485&w=73528560https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-buses-crosses-electrified-buses-sales-milestone-28560
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-buses-crosses-electrified-buses-sales-milestone-28560Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:04:44Michelin is 2018's most valued tyre brand<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/886/66886/web-michelin.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>French tyre manufacturer Michelin has switched places with Bridgestone to become 2018&rsquo;s most valuable tyre brand, according to Brand Finance. &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>The French tyre maker saw 30 percent brand value growth to $7.9 billion (Rs 49,904 crore), overtaking Bridgestone (-6% to $7 billion or Rs 44,219 crore). The Brand Finance report claims that&nbsp;Michelin is not just the most valued tyre brand but also the strongest, as per the Brand Strength Index (BSI) score which&nbsp;sees it lead the sector with 86.9 (+6%) out of 100, helping the brand rating improve a notch to AAA, making it the only tyre brand with a clear triple A rating.</p>
<div>The company was helped by its sustainability and technology initiatives that helped strengthen the brand. This includes its concept for a <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/jaguar-reveals-teaser-image-pace-25080">3D-printed tyre that can be adapted to road conditions and never needs replacing,</a></span></strong> which was showcased last year.&nbsp;Michelin tyres performed well in motorsport, winning at the Le&nbsp;Mans 24&nbsp;Hours&nbsp;race and being used in Formula E, which is becoming a desirable place to showcase technology for leading car manufacturers.</div>
<p>&ldquo;A strong brand is about more than marketing. Michelin has started direct sales of tyres to customers through retail outlets and the internet, a move that helps build a brand relationship and allows the company to collect valuable data. It is also widening the sub-brand portfolio, allowing it to sell price-competitive tyres and premium ones without the two eating into each other&rsquo;s market shares,&rdquo; said Alex Haigh, director, Brand Finance.<br><br><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Weak domestic market impacts Japanese brands<br></strong></span>The globally competitive markets have witnessed increasing pressure on leading tyre makers to establish new strategies and products along with explore new markets for growth. The world&rsquo;s largest tyre company by market capitalisation, Bridgestone, which dropped to second place was not the only Japanese brand to lose value, with Yokohama down 18 percent to $0.8 billion (Rs 5,053 crore) and Sumitomo Rubber Industries down 62 percent to $0.6 billion (Rs 3,790 crore).</p>
<p>The Brand Finance report states that the weak domestic market affected all the three Japanese tyre makers, while value gains from stronger sales growth in North America, Europe, and Asia were partially offset by a weaker yen.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Chinese tyres gain traction<br></strong></span>While the Japanese brands witnessed a drop in their value, Chinese companies have appeared as successful challengers to the established brands in the tyre industry.</p>
<p>Although, apart from Maxxis, in the&nbsp;eighth spot, Chinese brands are still outside the top 10, the three largest &ndash; Linglong Tire, Sailun Jinyu and Changchun Faway &ndash; are making their mark and, given their current brand value growth, should make a successful entrance to the Top 10 as early as next year.</p>
<div><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<br><br><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" title="Mercedes-Benz is 2018's most valuable car brand" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedes-benz-2018s-valuable-car-brand-28488">Mercedes-Benz is 2018's most valuable car&nbsp;brand</a></span></strong></div>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[The Brand Finance report claims Michelin is not just the most valued tyre brand but also the strongest, as per the Brand Strength Index (BSI) score which sees it lead the sector with 86.9 (+6%) out of 100 points.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Auto Components, Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/886/66886/web-michelin.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/886/66886/web-michelin.jpg&h=485&w=73528530https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/michelin-2018s-valued-tyre-brand-28530
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/michelin-2018s-valued-tyre-brand-28530Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:09:00Goodyear reveals concept tyre that produces oxygen<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/865/66865/goodyear-oxyegne.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>American tyre major Goodyear has showcased its latest concept tyre at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show,&nbsp; which it claims brings the future of mobility to life as a solution for cleaner, more convenient, safer and more sustainable urban mobility.</strong></p>
<p>The concept, named &lsquo;Oxygene&rsquo;, has a unique structure that features living moss growing within the sidewall. This open structure and the tyre&rsquo;s smart tread design absorb and circulate moisture and water from the road surface, allowing photosynthesis to occur and therefore releasing oxygen into the air.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 80 percent of people who live in air pollution-measured urban areas are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits.</p>
<p>&ldquo;With more than two-thirds of the world population expected to live in cities by 2050, the demands on transport networks in urban environments will increase substantially,&rdquo; said Chris Delaney, president, Goodyear Europe, Middle East and Africa. &ldquo;Smarter, greener infrastructure and transport will be crucial in addressing the most pressing challenges of urban mobility and development.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company states that Oxygene is inspired by the principles of the circular economy, with emphasis on reducing material waste, emissions, and energy loss, the concept is designed to integrate seamlessly into future cityscapes, featuring several performance solutions:<br /><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Cleaning the air we breathe</strong></span> &ndash; It absorbs moisture from the road through its unique tread and inhales CO2 from the air to feed the moss in its sidewall and release oxygen via photosynthesis. In a city similar in size to greater Paris with about 2.5 million vehicles, this would mean generating nearly 3,000 tons of oxygen and absorbing more than 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Recycling worn tyres</strong> </span>&ndash; Oxygene features a non-pneumatic construction that is 3D-printed with rubber powder from recycled tyres. The lightweight, shock-absorbing structure provides a long-lasting, puncture-free solution intended to extend the life of the tyre and minimise service issues, delivering worry-free mobility. Additional safety is ensured by the tyre&rsquo;s open structure, which improves wet grip by helping absorb water from the tread.<br /><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Generating its own electricity</strong></span> &ndash; It harvests the energy generated during photosynthesis to power its embedded electronics, including onboard sensors, an artificial intelligence processing unit, and a customisable light strip in the tyre&rsquo;s sidewall that switches colours, warning both road users and pedestrians of upcoming manoeuvres, such as lane changes or braking.&nbsp;<br /><span style="color: #008000;"><strong><br />Communicating at the speed of light</strong></span> &ndash; Using a visible light communications system, or LiFi, for high-capacity mobile connectivity at the speed of light. LiFi enables the tyre to connect to the Internet of Things (IoT), allowing vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) data exchange, which is critical to smart mobility management systems.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Like the concept designs Goodyear has presented at Geneva in the past, Oxygene is meant to challenge our thinking and help drive the debate around smart, safe and sustainable future mobility. By contributing in this way to cleaner air generation, the tyre could help enhance quality of life and health for city-dwellers,&rdquo; Delaney concluded.</p>
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https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/goodyear-reveals-concept-tyre-produces-oxygen-28531Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:38:27Ola expand operations in Sydney<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/780/66780/ola-2.png&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>Domestic cab-hailing service Ola, today announced that it has officially started operations in Sydney, Australia. The company said it has hired a local team for building partnerships and provide support to driver-partners.</strong></p>
<p>Ola stated that it will provide introductory offer along with free rides for the customers in Sydney from today. On February 22, the company started its operations in Perth, Australia, for which it claims to have received a strong response from driver-partners with&nbsp;over 7,000 registrations.</p>
<p>Chandra Nath, vice president, head of international, Ola&nbsp;said, &ldquo;We are excited to officially start operating on the east coast with the launch in Sydney. We&rsquo;ve been very pleased with how the service has been received by customers, driver-partners and the community in Perth, and can&rsquo;t wait to continue building on these experiences and learnings for our second city launch.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The company said in the coming weeks, it will continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;roll out a number of new initiatives for both customers and driver-partners. For customers&nbsp;the offers includes &ndash; new promotions, clear ways to share feedback, and a higher-quality ride. While for driver-partners&nbsp;it includes &ndash; new earnings programs, community town-halls, fuel offers and other vehicle services &ndash; alongside 24/7&nbsp;partner&nbsp;support.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Ola expands operations in Australia. Sydney becomes the second city where Ola begins service from today.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Internationalhttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/780/66780/ola-2.png&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/780/66780/ola-2.png&h=485&w=73528506https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ola-forays-sydney-28506
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/ola-forays-sydney-28506Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:14:00Mercedes-Benz is 2018's most valuable car brand<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/738/66738/company-logos.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>German carmaker Mercedes-Benz jumped up two places to claim the&nbsp;numero uno&nbsp;position in&nbsp;<em>Brand Finance</em>'s 2018 Most Valued Automotive Brands list. This follows its 24 percent YoY growth to $43.9 billion (Rs 277,316 crore), largely driven by its forecast revenue that saw car sales of 2.3 million vehicles, an increase of 9.9 percent.</strong></p>
<p>Global business valuation consultancy Brand Finance&rsquo;s annual report on the world&rsquo;s most valuable automobile, auto component and tyre brands puts the German carmaker as the world's No. 1 valuable brand, ahead of Japanese carmajor Toyota.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Mercedes-Benz invented the automobile, and is now leading the industry with a brand strategy focused on re-inventing the automobile. Their success has been driven by the introduction of a new generation of vehicles led by their renewed foray into SUVs and smooth evolution of new technologies to move away from traditional internal combustion engines,&rdquo; said David Haigh, CEO, Brand Finance.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>EVs drive future brand expectations<br></strong></span>The report further states that both Toyota and BMW have made efforts to reshape the traditional internal combustion engine a cornerstone of their respective brands. Toyota&rsquo;s Prius and BMW&rsquo;s electric i3 and i8 vehicles both have very distinctive styling &ndash; a brand strategy that contrasts with the Leaf EV by Nissan (down 22% to $19.4 billion). Porsche (up 54% to $19.1 billion) has successfully launched a new hybrid model, the Panamera 4 e-hybrid focused on both sustainability and high performance, with the future promise of further sports models following on from the Porsche 918 Spyder.</p>
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<p>Tesla (up 106% to $5.7 billion) has also recorded extremely strong brand value growth over the last year, rising from 30th to 19th place amongst automobile brands globally. However, <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/tesla-fairytale-28466">doubts exist whether Tesla has the manufacturing capability in the short-term to satisfy consumer demand in terms of both volume and quality to match the brand expectations that they have created</a></span>. By contrast, some industry incumbents have built their brands with over a century of experience in delivering on customer expectations.</p>
<p>Aston Martin and BYD saw a massive increase in brand value of 268 percent and 211 percent respectively, while Opel and Wuling saw a massive drop in the brand value by 67 percent and 52 percent respectively.</p>
<p>&ldquo;<span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/aston-martin-world-fastest-growing-automotive-brand-28375">Aston Martin is roaring back into the top ranks of luxury car makers.</a> </span>The brand is famed for offering a high-end product, and respected for the quality they deliver. Exploiting one of the strongest and broadest series of planned model launches in the sector, Aston Martin is now a darling for investors and a brand that Britain should be proud of,&rdquo; David Haigh.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Chinese OEMs on hot pursuit<br></strong></span>The report highlights that outside the Top 10 list, a number of Chinese OEMs have a remarkable brand value while focussing on their domestic market, which also is now the world&rsquo;s largest.</p>
<p>This includes Haval (up 124% to US$6.8 billion), Geely (up 62% to US$6.0 billion), BYD (up 211% to US$3.4 billion), Baojun (up 98% to US$1.8 billion), and Foton (up 90% to US$1.0 billion). <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="Li Shufu-owned Geely Group becomes largest shareholder in Daimler AG">Recently, Geely purchased 9.7 percent stake in Daimler</a></span>, seeking to work on electric cars with the German conglomerate, while the German government said it would keep a monitor on the relationship.</p>
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<p>It further states that while the Chinese brands have succeeded in delivering strong value, but to date, only for the Chinese mass market. Outside China, the brands are largely unknown, and within the Chinese premium and luxury segments, foreign brands such as Mercedes-Benz continue to dominate. It expects Chinese brands to aquire Western brands in order to leverage their brand strength internationally, and to use their Chinese-focused brands to innovate low cost vehicles for their large domestic market.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>SUVs continue their robust&nbsp;run<br></strong></span>As manufacturers produce a whole range of new environmentally-friendly models, the sales of larger sports utility vehicles (SUVs) have generated a spike in revenues for many brands, leading to SUVs now representing around 34 percent of all new car sales to almost 28 million units globally. This includes Mercedes-Benz (805,000 SUVs sold globally in 2017 across several models) and Nissan (which sold over 810,000 X-Trail model cars alone).</p>
<p>The high-end SUV market is booming with a number of new product launches by luxury brands last year, including the Audi Q5 and Alfa Romeo Stelvio. In the near future, premium carmakers Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin are looking to cash in with the increased popularity of SUVs, as they seek to launch the Cullinan and DBX respectively in 2019.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Most valuable group portfolio<br></strong></span>The Volkswagen Group continued its pole position in the most valuable portfolios, followed by Daimler and Toyota. While different corporations have implemented radically different ownership arrangements, ultra-premium brands such as Ferrari (up 6% to $6.5 billion) and Aston Martin have, over the last decade, become independent from their former ownership by huge conglomerates.</p>
<p>At the same time, however, increased consolidation and cooperation elsewhere in the automobile industry is demonstrated through the growing Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, and the decision by Chinese carmaker Geely to purchase a stake in Daimler.<br><br><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz zips past Toyota and BMW in the 2018 most valuable brand list on back of its 24 percent growth.]]>Autocar ProfessionalAutocar Pro News Desk Passenger Vehicles, International, Passenger Vehicleshttps://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/738/66738/company-logos.jpg&h=485&w=735https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/738/66738/company-logos.jpg&h=485&w=73528488https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedes-benz-2018s-valuable-car-brand-28488
https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/mercedes-benz-2018s-valuable-car-brand-28488Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:12:00Mario comes to Google Maps on International Mario Day<div class='articleDetails_image'><img src='https://www.autocarpro.in/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=https://www.autocarpro.in/userfiles//IMG/711/66711/google-mario.jpg&h=485&w=735'/><div><p><strong>After 36 years since the Italian plumber made his debut trying to rescue the princess in the commercially acclaimed game &lsquo;Donkey Kong&rsquo;, Mario will accompany users of Google Maps on their driving adventure starting today.</strong></p>
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<p>In a partnership between technology major Google and Japanese gaming major Nintendo, the technology company is rolling out a global update wherein users can simply change the navigation arrow to Mario.</p>
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